Spectacled Guillemot

Cepphus carbo

Least Concern

The Spectacled Guillemot is a dark auk with bold white eye patches, found around the northwestern Pacific. It nests in rocky coastal crevices and feeds by diving for small fish and invertebrates. It remains assessed as Least Concern.

Family

Alcidae

Group

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Range

Spectacled Guillemot Range — Northwestern Pacific coasts around eastern Russia, the Sea of Okhotsk, Japan, and Korea

Population

≈ 140K-148K

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