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
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Auks as painted by Archibald Thorburn
Razorbills are auks found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Razorbill
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The razorbill is a North Atlantic colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk. Historicall
Auk
…from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ (sea-bird, auk). The family name Alcidae comes from the genus name Alca, which was given by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for the razorbill (Alca torda), from the Norwegian word alke. Auks are superficially similar to penguins, having black-and-white colours, upright posture, and some of…
Razorbill with a nice catch
In flight off Skomer Island
In conflict with a European shag, in Norway
Showing the yellow mouth