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Razorbill

species of seabird
Taxon taxon Q27102
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Summary

Razorbill is a taxon[1]. Razorbill ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,287 views/month, #1,121 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Alca[5]
  • Taxon name: Alca torda[6]
  • Commons category: Alca torda[7]
  • Commons gallery: Alca torda[8]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
  • Short name: A. torda[11]
  • Taxon common name: Razorbill[12], Álka[13], Alke[14], Tordalk[15], Alk[16], Гагарка[17], Petit Pingouin[18], Alca común[19], Gazza marina[20], ruokki[21], alka[22], alka malá[23], オオハシウミガラス[24], gavot[25]
  • Wingspan: 0.661 m[26]

Body

Identifiers

Razorbill's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4501[27]. Razorbill's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28689[28]. Razorbill's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8277073[29]. Razorbill's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176971[30].

Why It Matters

Razorbill has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Razorbill is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Anatomy and histochemistry of flight muscles in a wing-propelled diving bird, the Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.661'}
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Alca
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 29474, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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