Common Murre

Photos copyright: AW/monacoeye • Do not copy • Iceland • May 2010

Bird name: Common Guillemot
Latin: Uria aalge
Other: Guillemot, Common Murre
Family: Alcidae • Auks
Range: Iceland, low Arctic circumpolar band, as far south as France for one ssp.

The Guillemot has a black head and wings with some streaking on flanks (especially in winter) and white belly.

The Guillemot is another north Atlantic bird, which breeds in Iceland, parts of Britain and Scandinavia. These ones spotted at sea in Iceland.