common murre

E1040377

The common murre is a seabird of the auk family known for its dense breeding colonies on sea cliffs and its diving prowess in cold northern oceans.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
common murre canonical 2
thick-billed murre 2
common guillemot 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal
auk
bird
seabird
billColor black
binomialName Uria aalge
linked to: Uria
bodyLength 38–46 cm
bodyMass ~945–1044 g
breedingPlumageColor blackish-brown upperparts and white underparts
breedsIn Arctic Ocean coasts
linked to: Arctic coast

North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

North Pacific Ocean
breedsOn rocky islands
sea cliffs
bridledMorphFeature white eye-ring with line behind eye
class Aves
clutchSize 1 egg
commonName common guillemot
common murre
thin-billed murre
describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
dietIncludes crustaceans
marine invertebrates
eggColor highly variable and spotted
eggShape pyriform
family Alcidae
foragingStrategy pursuit diving
forms dense breeding colonies
genus Uria
hasConservationStatus Least Concern
hasMorph bridled morph
incubationBy both parents
kingdom Animalia
legColor blackish
maxDiveDepth over 100 meters
migrationPattern partially migratory
nestType bare rock ledge nest
nonBreedingPlumageColor more white on face and neck
order Charadriiformes
parentalCareBy both parents
phylum Chordata
predatorsInclude foxes at colonies
large gulls
raptors
primaryDiet fish
rangeCountriesInclude Canada
Iceland
Norway
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
swimsBy wing-propelled diving
taxonRank species
threatsInclude bycatch in fishing gear
climate change impacts on marine food webs
oil pollution
overfishing of prey
vocalizationType growls and croaks at colonies
wingspan 61–73 cm
winteringArea offshore northern oceans
yearDescribed 1769

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alcidae notableSpecies common murre
Saint Paul Island hasSpeciesColony thick-billed murre
linked to: common murre
Cape St. Mary’s hasWildlife thick-billed murre
linked to: common murre
Hornøya hostsSpecies common guillemot
linked to: common murre