Razorbill

species of seabird
Taxon taxon Q27102
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Razorbill

Summary

Razorbill is a taxon[1]. Razorbill ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,674 views/month, #1,121 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Razorbill's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Razorbill is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Razorbill's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Razorbill is classified within Alca[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Razorbill is Alca torda[7].
  • Razorbill's Commons category is recorded as Alca torda[8].
  • Razorbill's Commons gallery is recorded as Alca torda[9].
  • Razorbill's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Razorbill's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Razorbill's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. torda'}[12].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Razorbill'}[13].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Álka'}[14].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Alke'}[15].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tordalk'}[16].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Alk'}[17].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гагарка'}[18].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Petit Pingouin'}[19].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alca común'}[20].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'alk'}[21].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gazza marina'}[22].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ruokki'}[23].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'alk'}[24].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'alka'}[25].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'alka malá'}[26].
  • Razorbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオハシウミガラス'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Razorbill is Alca torda[7]. Razorbill is classified at the rank of species[4]. Razorbill belongs to the parent taxon Alca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Razorbill'}[13], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Álka'}[14], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Alke'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tordalk'}[16], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Alk'}[17], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гагарка'}[18].

Identifiers

Razorbill's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4501[28]. Razorbill's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28689[29]. Razorbill's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8277073[30]. Razorbill's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176971[31].

Why It Matters

Razorbill ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,674 views/month, #1,121 of 195,241).[2] Razorbill has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Razorbill is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
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