Thick-billed Murre Photo Gallery

Nonbreeding adult/immature

Large and stocky black-and-white seabird with a thick bill. Nonbreeding birds are dark above and white below with a white throat and lower face.

Nonbreeding adult/immature

Stocky seabird with a thick bill and short rounded tail. Nonbreeding birds have white on the throat and the lower part of the face.

Breeding

Dives from the surface while foraging for schooling fish such as cod and smelt. Also feeds on bottom-dwelling fish, squid, amphipods, and shrimp.

Breeding adult

Breeding adult

Stocky seabird that typically flies just above surface.

Breeding adult

Nests along coastal cliffs in colonies. Black above and white below with a thin white line extending from the base of the bill. Note silver wing linings on underwings.