Razorbill
Alca torda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusAlca
- SpeciesAlca torda (Razorbill)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Dovekie
Alle alle
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Razorbill sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 771 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Razorbill in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Razorbill in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.