Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black Guillemot
The Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcidae (Auks, Puffins, and Murres) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Cepphus grylle
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Guillemot
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Cepphus grylle mandtii
- Cepphus grylle arcticus
- Cepphus grylle islandicus
- Cepphus grylle faeroeensis
- Cepphus grylle grylle
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alca Grylle
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Ocean of northern Europe; restricted type locality, Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.130
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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