[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

Thick-billed Murres occur along the coasts of northern North America, northwestern Europe, northern Siberia, and the Pacific coast of Asia as far south as northern Japan. In North America they breed on rocky islands and headlands in western Alaska and eastern and western Canada. The Thick-billed Murre and Common Murre are almost identical in plumage. The Thick-billed Murre has a slightly thicker bill (hence the name "Thick-billed") with a white stripe. Both are distinguished from their cousins, the Puffins, by their basic "black above and white below" pattern WITHOUT any facial pattern. This one was photographed at the nesting cliffs of St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 400. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This Thick-billed Murre was photographed at Attu Island, AK, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This Thick-billed Murre was photographed at Attu Island, AK, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This "Pacific" Thick-billed Murre in flight was photographed at the Northwest Point sea watch at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

These "Pacific" Thick-billed Murres were photographed at their nesting cliffs on St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Common Myna was photographed on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 10.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Crested Myna was photographed at the grounds of a hotel, Dafeng, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 12, 2017)