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| − | The '''common murre''' (''Uria alge'') is a sea [[bird]]. After only | + | The '''common murre''' (''Uria alge'') is a sea [[bird]]. After only 14–20 days on the ledge, the young murre leaps into the sea (before it can even fly) and swims away from the colony, normally accompanied by its [[father]].<ref>http://www.beachconnection.net/news/murr1006_2314.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:30, June 24, 2016
| Common Murre | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Infraorder | Charadriides |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Laroidea |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Sub-family | Alcinae |
| Tribe Information | |
| Tribe | Alcini |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Uria |
| Species Information | |
| Species | U. alge |
| Population statistics | |
The common murre (Uria alge) is a sea bird. After only 14–20 days on the ledge, the young murre leaps into the sea (before it can even fly) and swims away from the colony, normally accompanied by its father.[1]