Black Guillemot
Black Guillemot · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 378 g
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 92).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 64).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Doug Hynes · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
5 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Cepphus grylle mandtii
high Arctic coasts: w, e Greenland, Jan Mayen (ne of Iceland), Svalbard (n of Norway), n Siberia and n Alaska, ne Canada to n Labrador
- Cepphus grylle arcticus
low Arctic to n temperate coasts: s Greenland, nw British Isles, s Scandinavia, and the White Sea (nw Russia), s Labrador and Newfoundland (se Canada) and Gulf of Maine
- Cepphus grylle islandicus
coastal Iceland
- Cepphus grylle faeroeensis
Faroe Is.
- Cepphus grylle grylle
coastal Baltic Sea
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Cepphus grylle
Which family does it belong to?
Auks (Alcidae)
Where is it found?
North America & Palearctic: coasts of high Arctic to Northern temperate North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Christoph Moning · CC BY
