© Brian Sullivan
Common Murre Uria aalge
David G. Ainley, David N. Nettleship, Harry R. Carter, and Anne E. Storey
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Arñu comñn |
| Basque | Martin arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Тънкоклюна кайра |
| Catalan | somorgollaire comú |
| Chinese | 崖海鴉 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 崖海鸦 |
| Croatian | tankokljuna njorka |
| Czech | alkoun úzkozobý |
| Danish | Lomvie |
| Dutch | Zeekoet |
| English | Common Murre |
| English (UK) | Common Guillemot |
| English (United States) | Common Murre |
| Faroese | Lomvigi |
| Finnish | etelänkiisla |
| French | Guillemot marmette |
| French (France) | Guillemot marmette |
| Galician | Arao dos cons |
| German | Trottellumme |
| Greek | Λεπτόραμφος Κέπφος |
| Hebrew | אורייה מצויה |
| Hungarian | Lumma |
| Icelandic | Langvía |
| Italian | Uria |
| Japanese | ウミガラス |
| Korean | 바다오리 |
| Latvian | Tievknābja kaira |
| Lithuanian | Laibasnapis narūnėlis |
| Norwegian | lomvi |
| Polish | nurzyk |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Airo |
| Romanian | Alcă nordică |
| Russian | Тонкоклювая кайра |
| Serbian | Tankokljuna njorka |
| Slovak | norec tenkozobý |
| Slovenian | Lumna |
| Spanish | Arao Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Arao Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Arao común |
| Swedish | sillgrissla |
| Turkish | Alk |
| Ukrainian | Кайра тонкодзьоба |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Common Murre in North America.
Distribution of the Common Murre in North America. During winter, Common Murres rarely occur south of the distribution shown. This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.
