Auk
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Auks or alcids are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recentl
Auks as painted by Archibald Thorburn
Razorbills are auks found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Guillemot
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Guillemot is the common name for several species of seabird in the Alcidae or auk family, part of the order Charadriiformes. In Europe, the term covers two genera, Uria and Cepphus. In North America t
Common guillemots, one in bridled form (with "spectacles"), and one Brünnich's guillemot (U. lomvia, with white-marked bills) from the genus Uria
Black guillemot (C. grylle icelandicus)
Common guillemot in bridled form, a white circle around the eye with an extension backwards suggesting they are wearing spectacles
Eggs of the common murre (Uria aalge)