Razorbill
Alca torda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusAlca
- SpeciesAlca torda (Razorbill)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Dovekie
Alle alle
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
📅 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 Vatnajokull National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Razorbill sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Razorbill in Vatnajokull National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Razorbill in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.