Uria lomvia ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: ALCIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Jeremiah Trimble
A common bird of the far northern oceans, the Thick-billed Murre is found in Arctic waters all across the globe. It remains up to the limits of pack ice in winter, using its wings to swim underwater to find its fish and invertebrate prey.
Gives a variety of guttural calls.