Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
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Call and song
Recording 1 · alarm call, begging call, call, flight call, song
Recording 2
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About the Black Guillemot
Small seabird of coastal areas of the North Atlantic and Alaska. Breeding plumage is entirely black with bold white patch on wings and bright red legs. Changes dramatically in winter to whitish overall with some dusky markings on body and black wingtips. Often found in shallower coastal waters including from shore. Dives to hunt for fish and invertebrates. Nests in crevice or burrow in a cliff or around large rocks.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 28 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
