Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) at Fort Macon, Carteret Co., NC
Thick-billed Murre (known as Brünnich's Guillemot in the UK) is seen about once a decade in NC, but almost never relocated.
Thick-billed murre Uria lomvia
Identification Tips:
Length: 14 inches
Sexes similar
Immature like basic adult
Large alcid that dives for food from water surface
Dark, pointed bill with white line on upper mandible
Small, rounded tail ...
Thick-billed Murre
Relatives in same Genus
Common Murre (U. aalge) ...
Thick-billed Murre: Medium-sized seabird with black upperparts, head and neck, and white underparts. A thin, white stripe extends from bill to cheek. Wings are black. Sexes are similar. Pacific birds have a slightly longer and thinner bill.
Thick-Billed Murre Range
Fast Facts
Type: Bird Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: Up to 25 years Size: 18 in (45 cm) Weight: 26 to 52 ounces (750 to 1,481 g) Group name: Colony Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) ...
Diet The thick-billed murre eats fish, squid, and various crustaceans. It dives under the water to pursue its prey. The thick-billed murre is much better at swimming than it is at flying! ...
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus)
Status Common in winter. Occurs regularly from early December to April, occasionally both earlier and later.
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Bruennich's Murre, Bruennich's Guillemot
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Thick-billed Murre
Leonard Medlock photographed this Thick-billed Murre on Jeffreys Ledge.
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia: Jodrey State Fish Pier, Gloucester Harbor, MA, 29 Jan
Razorbill Alca torda: Andrew's Point, Cape Ann, MA, 29 Jan
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle: Jodrey State Fish Pier, Gloucester Harbor, MA, 29 Jan ...
Thick-billed Murre, Uria lomvia
Razorbill, Alca torda
Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis (E)
Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle
Pigeon Guillemot, Cepphus columba
Long-billed Murrelet, Brachyramphus perdix
Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus ...
Common Guillemot or Common Murre, Uria aalge
Brunnich's Guillemot or Thick-billed Murre, Uria lomvia
Little Auk or Dovekie, Alle alle
Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis (extinct, c.1844)
Razorbill, Alca torda ...
THE LARGE-BILLED GUILLEMOT.
[Thick-billed Murre.]
URIA BRUNNICHII, Sabine.
[Uria lomvia.] ...
Iceland Gulls sometimes prey upon the eggs and chicks of other seabirds, like the Thick-billed Murre and the Black-legged Kittiwake.
Due to their short wings, auks have to flap their wings very quickly in order to fly. Extant auks range in size from the Least Auklet, at 85 g (3 oz) and 15 cm (6 in), to the Thick-billed Murre, at 1 kg (2¼ lb) and 45 cm (18 in).
Arctic cod eat smaller animals such as crustaceans (shrimp, etc.) and are eaten by many animals including: ringed seals, harp seals, narwhals, beluga whales, thick-billed murres, black guillemots and more! ...
 See also: Murre, Guillemot, Razorbill, Common Murre, Seabird
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