The Common Murre is a cliff-nesting seabird that lays a single pointed, pear-shaped egg directly on bare rock — the shape causes the egg to spin in a circle rather than roll off the edge if bumped. It is a superb diver, using its wings as flippers to chase fish to depths of over 550 feet. Colonies pack thousands of birds together at densities of up to 70 pairs per square meter.
Habitat
North Atlantic and Pacific coasts; breeds on sea cliffs
Diet
Fish, especially capelin and sand lance
How common
Uncommon
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