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Tammie norrie
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A Tammie norrie (Fratercula arctica) is ony o three kins o auk (or alcids) in the bird genus Fratercula (Laitin: wee brither — mibbes referin tae their black an white feathers, that leuks like monastic clouts) wi a brichtly lit beak at breedin time. They are pelagic seabirds that maistlins eats bi doukin intil the sea. They breed in muckle colonies on seawart cleuchs or islands, nestin in craggy scores or in bourie ben the yird.
Tammie norrie | |
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Adult in breedin plumage, Iceland | |
Caw o the Atlantic puffin, recordit on Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Faimily: | Alcidae |
Genus: | Fratercula |
Species: | F. arctica |
Binomial name | |
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Breedin range (orange) an winter range (yellae) | |
Synonyms | |
Alca arctica Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Aw three species o tammie norrie haes muckle beaks. They tyne the littit ooter pairts o their beaks efter breedin time, an is left wi smawer an mair dreich beaks. Their wee weengs is makkit for soumin wi a fleein gate unner the watter. In the lift, they muive their weengs fast (up tae a hunder times a meenit) in fast flicht, aft fleein laich ower the sea.