Razorbill
Razorbill: Large seabird with black head, neck, upperparts, white line from bill to eye, and white underparts. Large, wedge-shaped bill is black with a central, thin white band. Black legs and feet. Feeds on fish, marine worms, squid and crustaceans. Swift low direct flight.
● Song:
"urrr", "arrc-arrc"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Razorbill: Eats fish, such as herring, whiting, and sand eels; also takes crustaceans and marine worms; forages by diving beneath the water surface and swimming with its wings.
● Breeding & nesting:
Razorbill: One or two green, tan, or white eggs, marked with black and brown, are laid in a nest made of pebbles, grass, and other vegetation built directly on bare rock. Incubation ranges from 35 to 37 days and is carried out by both parents.
● Similar species:
Razorbill: Thick-billed and Common murres have longer, thinner bills and lack white band on bills. Atlantic Puffin has orange legs and feet, pale gray to white face and cheeks, and large triangular bill with red-orange tip and blue-gray base surrounded by yellow.