Common Murre
Uria aalge
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusUria (Murres)
- SpeciesUria aalge (Common Murre)
Closest Relatives at Kenai Fjords National Park
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
📅 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 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 10 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 16 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Murre in Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 73% of visitor-days record a Common Murre sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 542 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Murre in Kenai Fjords National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Murre in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.