The Black Guillemot [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Black Guillemot Looks Like

The Black Guillemot has overall_color color of black and white.

The Black Guillemot has above_color color of black.

The Black Guillemot has head color of black and whitish.

The Black Guillemot has face color of black and whitish.

The Black Guillemot has below_color color of black and white.

The Black Guillemot has back color of black.

The Black Guillemot has bill color of red.

The Black Guillemot has wing color of white and black.

The Black Guillemot has belly color of black.

The Black Guillemot has tail color of red.

The Black Guillemot has chest color of black.

The Black Guillemot has leg color of red.

The Black Guillemot has neck color of black.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Black Guillemot

The length of the Black Guillemot is from 11.8 inches to 12.6 inches (30.0 cm to 32.0 cm).

The weight of the Black Guillemot is from 11.3 ounces to 17.1 ounces (320.3 grams to 484.8 grams).

The wingspan of the Black Guillemot is from 20.5 inches to 22.8 inches (52.1 cm to 57.9 cm).

Pictures of the Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, The Biodome by Reading Tom, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Black Guillemot by ladyb, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Vigur Guillemots by brian.gratwicke, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Black Guillemots. Cepphus grylle by gailhampshire, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Guillemot, Vigur by brian.gratwicke, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle) by brian.gratwicke, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Black Guillemot by Philip McErlean, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Black Guillemot by logan kahle, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle), Vigur by brian.gratwicke, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot, Black Guillemot by logan kahle, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Black Guillemot
adult Black Guillemot, Pigeon guillemot on the Northern California coast by USFWS Pacific Southwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Black Guillemot
adult Black Guillemot, Taking Flight by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
female Black Guillemot
female Black Guillemot, Black Guillemot by Frank Pickavant, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Black Guillemot
flight Black Guillemot, Razorbill taking flight at Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve East Yorkshire by Gidzy, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Black Guillemot
flight Black Guillemot, Taking Flight by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Black Guillemot

Forages while swimming underwater.

Most foraging within 30` of surface, may rarely dive more than 100`.

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What the Black Guillemot Likes to Eat

The Black Guillemot feeds on the following:

  • Fish (butterfish, blennies, sculpins, gobies, sand lance, cod)
  • Crustaceans (crabs, shrimps, mysids, amphipods, copepods, isopods)
  • mollusks
  • insects
  • marine worms
  • bits of plant material

Where To Find the Black Guillemot

You can find the Black Guillemot in the following habitats:

  • Inshore waters of ocean
  • breeds on rocky shores
  • islands
  • rocky shores
  • low cliffs
  • among debris on beaches