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Common Murre

Uria aalge ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: ALCIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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An abundant, penguin-like bird of the cooler northern oceans, the Common Murre nests along rocky cliffs and spends its winter at sea.

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Calls

Generally silent at sea, makes gutteral "urr" at colony.

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