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 Snowdonia National Park
Razorbill
Alca torda
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
📅 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 Snowdonia National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Murre sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Murre in Snowdonia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Murre in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.