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Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

The Black Guillemot is a small bird that loves to swim and dive in the ocean. With its black feathers and bright red feet, it is a beautiful sight near the coast!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Black Guillemot is a sleek seabird with a distinctive white patch on each black wing during summer. Its body is entirely black, contrasting sharply with its bright red legs and feet. In winter, its plumage changes to a mottled grey and white.

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Black Guillemot

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Chicks are born dark and downy, able to swim the day they hatch!

Their bright red mouth lining flashes when calling, a secret signal!

They dig nesting burrows in soft cliff soil using their beak and feet.

They hide eggs deep inside rocky crevices, making nests tough to find.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Black Guillemots can 'fly' underwater, using their wings to propel themselves swiftly for diving after food.

Black Guillemots have feathers that dramatically change from black in summer to mottled white/gray in winter for camouflage.

Black Guillemots have bright red feet that act like built-in radiators, helping them regulate body temperature in water.

Maße und Details

Länge: 30-38 cm
Flügelspannweite: 49-58 cm
Gewicht: 0.3-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung: 10-15 Jahre
Top Speed: 70 km/h
Gelegegröße: 1-2
Brutzeit: 28-32 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These speedy swimmers dive deep to catch small fish and yummy invertebrates from the ocean floor.

Hauptnahrung

Sandlances
Blennies
Sculpins
Cod
Shrimp
Marine Worms

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Pacific Sand Lance

Ammodytes hexapterus

Primary prey for adults.

hunts

Rock Gunnel

Pholis gunnellus

Common food source.

eaten by

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Preys on eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Hunts adults and chicks near colonies.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Schwimmfüße

Zeichnet sich durch Zehen aus, die durch eine Membran verbunden sind und normalerweise das Schwimmen erleichtern.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.