Razorbill
Alca torda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusAlca
- SpeciesAlca torda (Razorbill)
Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Dovekie
Alle alle
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
📅 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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Razorbill sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Razorbill in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Razorbill in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.