Common Murre bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGuillemot/Common Murre, Murre, Common Guillemot, Atlantic murre, Guillemot, California Murre, Thin-billed Murre, Bering Sea Murre, California Guillemot
Old latin name for birdUria troille, Uria troile, Uria alga, Colymbus aalge
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks / Alcidae
GenusUria
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionsubarctic to temperate (locally Arctic) n coasts
Non breeding regionto Virginia in Gulf Stream (w North Atlantic); to Iberian Pen. (e North Atlantic); to n Japan (w North Pacific); to nw Baja California (nw Mexico; e North Pacific)

Common Murre bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Jonas Buddemeier
    Germany
  • 2.
    Call, juvenile, © brickegickel
    Germany
  • 3.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Norway
  • 4.
    Male, © Andrew Carter
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Call, female, male, © david m
    United Kingdom
  • 6.
    Call, juvenile, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 7.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, female, male, © david m
    United Kingdom
  • 9.
    Call, female, male, © Jens Kirkeby
    Norway
  • 10.
    Call, female, male, © Jens Kirkeby
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Murre

Common Murre subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Uria aalge aalgecoastal se Canada, sw Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., Scotland, s Norway and Baltic Sea-No
Uria aalge albioniscoastal British Isles, Heligoland (n of Germany), nw France and w Iberian Pen.-No
Uria aalge californicacoastal n Washington to s California (e North Pacific)-No
Uria aalge hyperboreacoastal n Norway to Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)-No
Uria aalge inornatacoastal Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia), s Kuril Is. (n Japan), Teuri I. (nw of Hokkaido; formerly also Hokkaido; n Japan); Aleutian and Bering Sea is. to w Alaska and sw Canada-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianGuhaku i zakonshëm verior
BasqueMartin arrunta, Somorgollaire, Martin (arrunt), Martin, Martin arrunt
BelarusianТанкадзюбая кайра
BretonAn erv beg hir, Erev beg hir, Erev beg-pik, Godez beg-pik, Ero beg pik
BulgarianТънкоклюна кайра
CatalanSomorgollaire, Mongeta, somorgollaire comú, Pingdai becfí
Chinese崖海鸦, 普通海鸦, [ya hai-que], 崖海鴉
Chinese (Traditional)普通海鸦, 崖海鸦, 崖海鴉, 普通海鴉〔崖海鴉〕, 普通海鴉
CornishKyddaw lagas gwyn, Kyddaw
Croatiantankokljuna njorka
Czechalkoun úzkozobý
DanishLomvie
DutchZeekoet
Esperantolongbeka urio
Estonianlõunatirk
FaroeseLomvigi, Skjóringur, Lomviga
Finnishetelänkiisla
FrenchGuillemot de Troïl, Guillemot de Troil, Marmette de Troïl, Guillemot marmette, Marmette commune
FrisianSkoet
GalicianSomorgollaire, arao común, Arao dos cons, Arao
GermanTrottellumme
GreekΛεπτόραμφος Κέπφος, Λεπτόραμφoς κέπφoς
Hebrewאוריה, אורייה מצויה
HungarianVékonycsőrű lumma, lumma, Vékonycsoru lumma
IcelandicLangvía
IrishMuiréan, Muir eun, Foracha, Éan Aille
ItalianUria, Uria comune
Japaneseオロロンチョウ, ロッペンチョウ, ウミガラス
Kazakhкәдімгі қайра
Korean바다오리
Latviantievknābja kaira, Tievknābju kaira, Garknābja kaira
LithuanianLaibasnapis narunelis, laibasnapis narūnėlis
MacedonianТенкоклуна норка
MalteseMus Irqiq, Mus Geddumu Rqiq
ManxChennell, Stronnag
Northern SamiSkárfacielkkis, Láŋgá
Norwegianlomvi, Spissnebbet alke, Lomvi
Norwegian NynorskLomvi
Polishnurzyk (nurzyk podbielały), Nurzyk podbielały, Rybitwa białoskrzydła, nurzyk, nurzyk (zwyczajny), Rybitwa bialoskrzydla, Nurzyk zwyczajny
Portugueseairo, Trinta-reis-miudo, Arau-comum, airo-comum
RomanianAlcă nordică, Garia
RomanshVriel
RussianКайра тонкоклювая, Tonkoklyuvaya Kayra, Тонкоклювая кайра
SerbianTankokljuna njorka
Slovaknorec tenkozobý, Alka tenkozobá
Sloveniantenkokljuna lumna, ozkokljuna lumna, lumna
SpanishGaviotín chico boreal, Arao común, Charrán chico, Golondrina-marina Minima
Swedishsillgrissla
TurkishAlk, yaygın alk
Turkmeninçeçüňk kaýra
Ukrainianкайра тонкодзьоба
WelshGwilyn, Gwylog, Chwilog, Arron, Gwilym, Hwylog, Heligog