Razorbill

• locomociónIt can dive beyond 100 metres, beating its wings underwater much as it does in the air.
• It is the closest living relative of the great auk (Pinguinus impennis), which went extinct in the mid-nineteenth century.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Cliffs and rocky islands of the North Atlantic for breeding; the rest of the year, the open sea

Birth weight

63.8 g at hatching

Size at birth

A semi-precocial chick that leaves the colony at 18-20 days, accompanied by the male, before it can fly

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

36 days

Litter / clutch size

1

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alca_torda

Best time: From April to July, when it occupies the breeding colonies on the cliffs