Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Aves: order
Charadriiformes: family
Alcidae: genus
Alca: species
Alca torda

Distribution

FAI; TER; SMG

Notes

Occasional Wintering. Rodrigues et al. (2010)

Distribution

North America

Alca torda Linnaeus 1758

Alca torda [spec. nov.]

A. rostri sulcis quatuor, linea utrinque alba a rostro ad oculos. It. gottl. 286. Fn. svec. 120.

Alca. Clus. exot. 367. Worm. mus. 363. Will. orn. 243. t. 64. f. 1. & t. 65. f. 2. Raj. av. 119. Alb. av. 3. p. 90. t. 95.

Habitat in Europae borealis oceano.

Plures ova solitaria simul in antro rupium pariunt, conjunctis viribus alternatis excludunt, unica excubias agente; erectae incedunt.

Distribution

Breeding regions are NA, EU. Breeding subregions are n Atlantic coasts. Non breeding regions are n AO.

Name

Synonyms: Alca torda britannica Ticehurst, 1936
Homonyms: Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Alca Común in Spanish; Alca común in Spanish; Alk in Dutch; Alk in Danish; Alk in Dutch; Alk in Danish; Alka in Polish; Alka in Hungarian; Alka malá in Czech; Alke in Norwegian; Alke in Norwegian; Gazza marina in Italian; Gazza marina in Italian; Petit Pingouin in French; Petit Pingouin in French; Petit Pingouin in French; Petit pingouin in French; Pingouin torda in French; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Razorbill in English; Ruokki in Finnish; Tord-Alk in German; Torda-mergulheira in Portuguese; Tordalk in German; Tordalk in German; Tordalk in German; Tordmule in Swedish; alk in Dutch; alk in Estonian; alka in Hungarian; alka in Lithuanian; alka (zwyczajna) in Polish; alka malá in Czech; alka vrúbkozobá in Slovak; gavot in Catalan–Valencian; lielais alks in Latvian; njorka in Slovenian; petit pingouin in French; razorbill in English; razorbill in English; razorbill in English; razorbill in English; ruokki in Finnish; torda-mergulheira in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

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(2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005)
(2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011)
(2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011)
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(2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9
(2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.04.02
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 271 Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the generic names Equus Linnaeus, 1758 (class Mammalia) and Aica Linnaeus, 1758 (class Aves) (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 16).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 6(3), 41-50 (1954)
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