Black guillemot
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The black guillemot or tystie is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but la
Black guillemot with a hermit crab Flatey
Showing red gape
Winter plumage off the coast of Maine
Black guillemots in summer plumage. July 2018, Yesnaby, Orkney
Auk
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Auks or alcids are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recentl
Black guillemot
…The black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle) is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but large populations from…
Parakeetauklets 2
Auks as painted by Archibald Thorburn
Razorbills are auks found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)