Common Murre
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Common Murre

Uria aalge

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Doñana National Park
1 Verified records at Doñana National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk, one of several species called murre or guillemot. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands. Common murres are fast in direct flight but are not very agile. They are highly mobile underwater using their wings to 'fly' through the water column, where they typically dive to depths of 30–60 m (100–195 ft). Depths of up to 180 m (590 ft) have been recorded. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Razorbill
LC

Razorbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alca torda

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

70–80% · Very likely
Pied Avocet
LC

Pied Avocet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Recurvirostra avosetta

30–40% · Possible
Black-tailed Godwit
NT

Black-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa limosa

30–40% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

30–40% · Possible
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

20–30% · Possible
Dunlin
NT

Dunlin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alpina

20–30% · Possible
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

20–30% · Possible
Common Ringed Plover
LC

Common Ringed Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius hiaticula

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Murre at Doñana National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
8 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
10 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
15 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
16 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
17 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
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