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Alca torda

alk(+22)·Linnaeus, 1758

GBIF:155306990

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine Terrestrial

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(12)

Iceland

Gulf of Maine

North Atlantic Ocean

North West Atlantic

European Marine Waters

Oostduinkerke(BE)

Oostende(BE)

Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)

Wimereux(FR)

Irish Exclusive economic Zone(IE)

Polish Exclusive Economic Zone(PL)

Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone(SE)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 20 languages. 1 preferred.

alknld★Tordalkdeualca comúnspaalkdanalkapol+18 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 20 languages. 1 name preferred.

alk

nld★ preferred

Source: Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.

Tordalk

deu

Source: Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp.

alca común

spa

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

alk

dan

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

alka

pol

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

alka

lit

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

alka krzywonosa

pol

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

alke

nob

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

alke

nno

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

crosán

gla

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

llurs

cym

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

njorka

slv

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

petit pingouin

fra

Source: Avibase - the world bird database.

pingouin macroptère

fra

Source: De Coninck, L. A. P. (1938): Scientific results of Prof. Dr. P. Van Oye's expedition in Iceland. II observations ornithologiques. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 5: 234-264

pingouin torda

fra

Source: Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp.

razorbill

eng

Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

tordmule

swe

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

ustura gaga

tur

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Άλκα

ell

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Гагарка

ukr

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

гагарка

rus

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

אלקה

heb

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

オオハシウミガラス

jpn

Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaChordataVertebrataGnathostomataTetrapodaReptiliaAvesCharadriiformesAlcidaeAlcaAlca torda

DOM

Biota868,823

Animalia624,570

Chordata52,812

SUB

Vertebrata49,207

INF

Gnathostomata49,030

Tetrapoda4,786

SUP

Reptilia3,381

Aves2,668

Charadriiformes579

Alcidae53

Alca3

Alca torda

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (3530 nucleotides; 14045 proteins)

NCBI:txid28689

UNKNOWN

HIERARCHY

Child Taxa(2)

Alca torda islandicaBrehm, 1831

subspecies

Alca torda tordaLinnaeus, 1758

subspecies

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CITATIONS

References(11)

Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.

additional source

Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.

additional source

Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68: p.

additional source

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.

original description

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

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Geographic Distribution(12)

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Vernacular Names

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External Identifiers(1)

Child Taxa(2)

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References(11)