Black guillemot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black guillemot lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cepphus grylle
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	381 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Alcidae

Where does the black guillemot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black guillemot in 19 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a black guillemot?

Wikidata records the following for the black guillemot: mass 381 g (adult weight).

Is the black guillemot endangered?

The black guillemot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black guillemot?

The black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Alcidae, genus Cepphus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black guillemot

The black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle) is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but large populations from the high arctic migrate southwards in winter. The bird can be seen in and around its breeding habitat of rocky shores, cliffs and islands in single or smalls groups of pairs. They feed mainly by diving towards the sea floor feeding on fish, crustaceans or other benthic invertebrates. They are listed on the IUCN red list as a species of least concern.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black guillemot (revision 1357252582), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q212055 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).