Cepphus grylle ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: ALCIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A black-and-white bird of the northern seas, the Black Guillemot breeds along the coasts of Canada and Greenland. Unlike other members of the puffin family, it prefers to forage in relatively shallow near-shore waters.
High-pitched, thin twitters and piping calls. Alarm call is a loud, wavering whistle.