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Razorbill

Alca torda

Two razorbills (black and white auks) cuddling in the snow. The razorbills are positioned in the bottom left corner of the frame, and the snowy hill in the foreground makes it so that just their black heads are visible, against a completely white background.

Also known as

  • Alca torda (Scientific)
  • Razorbill (English)
  • Alke (Norwegian)

5 photos

0 blogs

2 collections

Classification

  • Class: Aves (Birds)
  • Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds)
  • Family: Alcidae (Auks)
  • Genus: Alca
  • Species: Alca torda (Razorbill)

Conservation status

Global: Least Concern (population increasing)

Norway: Vulnerable

Photos

Two razorbills cuddling together in the snow, with a bright aqua sea in the background. The background is out of focus with a lot of bokeh, and the snow in the foreground creates a white haze. The razorbills are small black and white auks, and have a white vertical and horizontal line on their beak.
Two razorbills cuddling together in the snow, with a bright aqua sea in the background. The background is out of focus with a lot of bokeh, and the snow in the foreground creates a white haze. The razorbills are small black and white auks, and have a white vertical and horizontal line on their beak.
Two razorbills, small in frame, sitting on a rock in the bottom right corner of the image. In the background, thousands of auks (murres, razorbills, and puffins) take flight.

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Finnmark

57 pictures

1 blogs

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Hornøya

26 pictures

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