Genus

Murres

Uria

2 species in our catalog · found in 18 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
GenusUria (Murres)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Uria aalge

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Uria lomvia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~20%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Murres

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~90%
	Common Murre			~70%
	Thick-billed Murre			~40%
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Common Murre			~20%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
4	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
5	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Common Murre			~10%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
9	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
10	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			<5%
14	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Common Murre			<5%
	Thick-billed Murre			Insufficient data
15	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
16	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
17	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data
18	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Murre			Insufficient data

Murres

Species in this group

Common Murre

Thick-billed Murre

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Murres

Parks Ranked