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Least Concern

Spectacled Guillemot

Cepphus carbo

Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of Europe & Northern Asia.

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The Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo) is a member of the Alcidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 490 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Charadriiformes
  3. Family Alcidae Auks
  4. Genus Cepphus
  5. Species carbo

Where it lives

Temperate western North Pacific coast: Sea of Okhotsk, southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Is. (eastern Russia), Hokkaido (northern Japan) and ?northeastern Korean Pen.

Quick facts

Weight
490 g
Family
Alcidae

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Spectacled Guillemot hunts aquatic prey such as fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Behaviour

A bird of open sea and coastal waters, it swims and feeds in and around water.

Migration

The Spectacled Guillemot is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

The Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo) is a species of bird in the Alcidae family, part of the order Charadriiformes. Its range spans Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL temperate w North Pacific coast: Sea of Okhotsk, s Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Is. (e Russia), Hokkaido (n Japan) and ?ne Korean Pen.

It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 490 g, with a wing length of about 19.2 cm and a tail of around 5.3 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.7 million km².

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Spectacled Guillemot?

The Spectacled Guillemot is a large bird that weighs around 490 g.

Where does the Spectacled Guillemot live?

The Spectacled Guillemot is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL temperate w North Pacific coast: Sea of Okhotsk, s Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Is. (e Russia), Hokkaido (n Japan) and ?ne Korean Pen, where it is associated with wetlands, lakes and other open water.

What family does the Spectacled Guillemot belong to?

The Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo) belongs to the Alcidae family, in the order Charadriiformes.

What does the Spectacled Guillemot eat?

The Spectacled Guillemot hunts aquatic prey such as fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Does the Spectacled Guillemot migrate?

The Spectacled Guillemot is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

Is the Spectacled Guillemot endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

How large is the Spectacled Guillemot's range?

The Spectacled Guillemot has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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