Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins bnd differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.
- Dovekie Alle alle
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis (Extinct)
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella (A)
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Greenland