Common Murres or Guillemots on top of a cliff

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The Common Murre or Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the Thin-billed Murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North-Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.

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Location: Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, Canada
Photo credit: © Perla Copernik / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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