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Uria
Sign in to saveUria is a genus of seabirds in the auk family known in Europe as guillemots (a name also used for the genus Cepphus), and in North America as murres. These are medium-sized birds with mainly brown or black plumage in the breeding season. They breed on the coasts of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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Uria is a genus of birds within the family Alcidae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The genus was described by Brisson in 1760 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records. Its habitat is marine, and it is part of the kingdom Animalia.
Specimens associated with this genus have been recorded in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. These records are held by institutions including SDNHM, UCMP, NHMUK, CUMV, and USNM. The iDigBio database lists 162 records and 14 media items for the family alcidae. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 187 other encyclopedia articles.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyAlcidae
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- Specimen records
- 162
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Alcidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, UCMP, NHMUK, CUMV, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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Uria is a genus of seabirds in the auk family known in Europe as guillemots (a name also used for the genus Cepphus), and in North America as murres. These are medium-sized birds with mainly brown or black plumage in the breeding season. They breed on the coasts of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
==Taxonomy== The genus Uria was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the common murre (Uria aalge) as the type species. The genus is related to the razorbill, little auk, and the extinct great auk; these together make up the tribe Alcini. Despite the shared common name guillemot, they are not so closely related to the guillemots in the genus Cepphus, which form the tribe Cepphini.
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