Razorbill
Alca torda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusAlca
- SpeciesAlca torda (Razorbill)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Razorbill sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 452 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Dovekie
Alle alle
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Razorbill in Acadia National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Razorbill sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 452 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Razorbill in Acadia National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Razorbill in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.