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Razorbill

Alca torda ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: ALCIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A large auk of the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Razorbill can be found offshore in winter as far south as New Jersey, and occasionally Virginia.

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    Recorded by Martin C. Michener
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Generally silent. Makes growling noises near nest.

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