Razorbill / Alca torda LC
- Synonyms Razor-billed Auk
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Where to see Razorbill
- Breeding region Eurasia, North America
- Breeding subregion low Arctic to n temperate North Atlantic coasts: Greenland, Iceland, British Isles to Scandinavia, nw France and the White Sea (nw Russia), ne Canada to Gulf of Maine
- Non breeding region to Gulf Stream off North Carolina (w North Atlantic); to Iberian Pen. (e North Atlantic) and w Mediterranean Sea
- Algeria
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Western Sahara
- Åland Islands
Razorbill subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alca torda islandica | Iceland, Faroe, British and Channel is., nw France and Heligoland (n of Germany) | - | No |
| Alca torda torda | ne Hudson Bay and s Baffin I. (ne Canada to Gulf of Maine; w, se Greenland to n Scandinavia, Baltic and White Seas (nw Russia) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Alk |
| Albanian | Sqepbrisku |
| Azerbaijani | qaqara |
| Basque | Gavot , Pottorro arrunta, Pottorro (arrunt) |
| Belarusian | Гагарка |
| Breton | Ero beg plat, An erv beg plat, God |
| Bulgarian | Гагарка, Дебелоклюна гагарка |
| Catalan | Pingdai, gavot |
| Chinese | 刀嘴海雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 刀嘴海雀 |
| Chuvash | гагарка |
| Cornish | Gelvyn lym |
| Croatian | Oštrokljuna njorka, plosnatokljuna njorka |
| Czech | alka malá |
| Danish | Alk |
| Dutch | Alk |
| Esperanto | aûko, Aŭko |
| Estonian | alk |
| Faroese | Álka, Nakkalanga |
| Finnish | ruokki |
| French | Petit Pingouin, Gode, Pinguin torda, Pingouin torda |
| Frisian | Alk |
| Galician | Carolo, Arao carolo, Gavot |
| German | Tordalk |
| Greek | Κοινή Άλκα, Αλκα |
| Hebrew | אלקה גדולה, אלקה |
| Hungarian | alka |
| Icelandic | Álka |
| Irish | Crosán |
| Italian | Gazza marina |
| Japanese | オオハシウミガラス |
| Kazakh | гагарка, Атлант мұхитының гагарлары, кәдімгі гагар |
| Latvian | lielais alks |
| Lithuanian | alka |
| Macedonian | Остроклуна норка |
| Maltese | Mus tal-Baħar, Mus |
| Manx | Coltrag |
| Northern Sami | Hálka, Hálkka |
| Norwegian | Klubbalke, Brednebbet alke, alke |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Alke |
| Polish | Alka krzywonosa, Alka zwyczajna, alka, alka (zwyczajna), Nurzyk polarny |
| Portuguese | torda mergulhadeira, Torda-mergulhadeira, torda-mergulheira |
| Romanian | Pinguin mic |
| Russian | Gagarka, Гагарка |
| Serbian | Алк, Alk, Oštrokljuna njorka, mala njorka |
| Slovak | alka vrúbkozobá |
| Slovenian | mala njorka, njorka |
| Spanish | Alca común, Alca |
| Swedish | tordmule |
| Turkish | Usturagaga, Ustura Gagalı Alk |
| Turkmen | gagarka гагарка |
| Ukrainian | гагарка мала |
| Uzbek | гагарка |
| Welsh | Llurs, Aderyn brith, Gwalch y penweig, Gwalch y pysgod |