Common Murre
Uria aalge(Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
English (US) Common Murre
The Common Murre (Uria aalge) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcidae (Auks, Puffins, and Murres) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Uria aalge
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Murre
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Uria aalge aalge
- Uria aalge hyperborea
- Uria aalge albionis
- Uria aalge inornata
- Uria aalge californica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus aalge
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
- Type locality
- Iceland.
- Original description
- Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1 p.621 pl.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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