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