Razorbill - Alca torda

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Alca torda
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176971
Common Names English: Razorbill
French: Petit Pingouin
Spanish: Alca común
Portuguese: torda-mergulheira
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Alcidae
            Genus: Alca
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Alca torda islandica
Subspecies: Alca torda torda
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN176971
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Europe)
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)71,102
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets30
Year1943 - 2025
Latitude31.97 - 74.07
Longitude-80.75 - 26.51
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