Thick-billed Murre
Credit: USFWS

North American field guide

Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia

Also known as:Brünnich's Guillemot

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Identification

Field notes

46 cm (18") Common. Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Open ocean. Nests on rock cliffs. Similar to Common Murre but bill is shorter and thicker. Also it has a white line along the bill.

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