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Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia arra Ryan P. O'Donnell 2012-07-07 St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (15 m) Call and wing flutter. (A) - Several intervals shortened. Cut ends with wing flutter of landing bird. 106008
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia arra Andrew Spencer 2013-05-27 Tolstoi Point, St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (10 m) call -

natural vocalization; calls from a single adult bird part of a large colony on a sheer, tall cliff-face. I believe this is what BNA calls the 'laugh call'.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

141226
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia arra Andrew Spencer 2013-05-29 Zapadni Point, St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (0 m) call -

natural vocalization; calls from a single bird amid a larger colony of this species on a sheer, tall cliff. While giving this call the bird would spread its wings and bow it's head to within a few inches of the ground, in what BNA calls the 'nod call'.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

141229
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia steve 2023-07-17 Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (0 m) call - [also] [sono] 817317
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia arra Ryan P. O'Donnell 2012-06-01 St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (10 m) Calls (A) - Pair on (nesting?) cliffs. 103018
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Stein Ø. Nilsen 2021-06-29 Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (10 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

H5 and EM-172 placed near breeding colony. Thanks to help from colleagues bringing recorder out in field!

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

663988
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Barry Edmonston 2024-05-31 Vardo, Vardø kommune, Finnmark, Vardø (Norway) (10 m) call -

Vocalizations from more than 10 thousand Thick-billed Murres on nests at Hornoya Island.

919853
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Fernand DEROUSSEN 2007-07-08 Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (20 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

135861
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia arra Andrew Spencer 2013-05-28 Tolstoi Point, St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (10 m) call -

natural vocalization; call from a single bird that was part of a small colony on a sheer, tall cliff. I believe this is what BNA calls the 'growl call'.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

141227
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia arra Andrew Spencer 2013-05-28 Tolstoi Point, St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (10 m) call -

natural vocalization; calls from a few birds amid a large colony of this species on a sheer, tall cliff. In this cut I believe are what BNA calls the 'crow call' and the 'laugh call'.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

141228
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Ryan O'Donnell 2012-07-07 St. Paul Island--Reef Cliffs, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)   - Some intervals shortened. 191299361
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Guido O. Keijl 2025-07-16 Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (220 m) call, flight call -

enormous colony

1059414
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Christophe Turcotte-van de Rydt 2024-07-29 , Kivalliq (Canada)   -   626702606
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia lomvia Thomas Sacher 2012-07-12 Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (2 m) call, flight call, song -

Sounds within a huge colony with birds sitting on their nests, as well as some swimming on the sea or flying past our Zodiac.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

112847
xeno-canto.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Andrew Spencer 2013-05-29 St. Paul Island--Zapadni Point, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)   - natural vocalization; 'nod calls' from a single bird amid a larger colony of this species on a sheer, tall cliff. While giving this call the bird would spread its wings and bow it's head to within a few inches of the ground. 278950301
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Gerrit Vyn 2014-06-28 St. George Island; High Bluffs, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)   - ML: Rissa tridactyla call notes at 21:07 archived separately as ML 214743. Equipment Notes: Decoded MS Stereo. 214741
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Andrew Spencer 2013-05-28 St. Paul Island--Tolstoi Point, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)   - natural vocalization; 'crow call' and 'laugh call' from a few birds amid a large colony of this species on a sheer, tall cliff. 278949551
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Christophe Turcotte-van de Rydt 2024-07-29 , Kivalliq (Canada)   -   626691734
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia A Emmerson 2017-06-15 , Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)   -   117402141
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Adrian Boyle 2025-06-12 , null   -   638529511
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Sam Darmstadt 2024-05-26 , Aleutians West (United States)   -   619799216
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Adrian Boyle 2023-08-24 , null   -   641482012
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Ryan O'Donnell 2012-06-01 St. Paul Island (Pribilof Islands-Bering Sea), Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)   -   190109591
macaulaylibrary.org
Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia Adrian Boyle 2025-05-27 , null   -   638526455
macaulaylibrary.org
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