Auks or alcids are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. [1] . The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recently extinct species that are divided into 11 genera. Auks are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. [1][2]

2014年7月10日 · For three days, the sailors kept the Great Auk alive, but on the fourth, during a terrible storm, the sailors grew fearful and superstitious. Condemning it as “a maelstrom-conjuring witch,” they...

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is a species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000 years ago and became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus.

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Auk, in general, any of the 22 species (21 living) of diving birds of the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes) but especially 3 species—the great auk (Pinguinus impennis), extinct since 1844; the little auk, or dovekie (Plautus alle); and the razorbill, or razor-billed auk (Alca torda).

2025年1月25日 · Great auk, flightless seabird extinct since 1844. It belonged to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes) and bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts. Utterly defenseless, great auks were killed by rapacious hunters for food and bait.

Everything you should know about the Auk. The Auk is a seabird that looks somewhat like penguins, but it can fly. The auk is an ocean bird.

2023年11月28日 · Auks are a family of seabirds found in the northern hemisphere, primarily the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. They are believed to have evolved from shorebirds during the mid-Miocene period, between 12 and 15 million years ago.

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a flightless seabird, belonging to the family Alcidae, once abundant in the North Atlantic, ranging from Newfoundland to Norway, and as far south as northern Spain. Although often compared to penguins due to its appearance and inability to fly, the great auk was not closely related to them.

2024年12月12日 · These lovable seabirds, smartly dressed in plumage that resembled formal attire, were clumsy on land, yet majestic in the sea. And while they are unfortunately no longer with us, theirs is still an important story to tell.