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guillemot

[ UK /ɡˈɪlɪmˌɒt/ ]
NOUN
  1. small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

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  • Other numerous species include the yellowbilled diver Gavia adamsii, whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, lesser whitefronted goose Anser erythropus, slatybacked gull Larus Schistisagus, Kamchatka tern Sterna camtschatica, guillemot Uria aalge, thickbilled guillemot Uria lomvia, pigeon guillemot Cepphus columbs, ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus, horned puffin Fratercula Corniculata and tufted puffin Lunda cirrhata. Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russian Federation
  • The analysis showed that positive population trends occurred at guillemot colonies where SST changes were small, while negative trends occurred where large increases or large decreases in SST occurred. Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic
  • In coastal areas, for example, puffins, rock doves, fulmars and guillemots are the most favoured items of diet.
  • The great auk was no biological relation to the Antarctic birds: it was a cousin of the razorbill and the guillemot, which had evolved quite separately.
  • The lines of supporting buoys have been adopted by cormorants, gulls, guillemots, eider ducks, oystercatchers and even the odd heron.
  • A pair of black guillemots, already in winter plumage, fled in panic.
  • Many species - including gannets, puffins, guillemots, and kittiwakes - nest on cuffs over 900 feet high.
  • It was the noise of thousands of baby cormorants, razorbills, gannets and guillemots, demanding food from their nests on the cliffs.
  • Scapa Beach has been particularly badly affected, with over 200 guillemots found as well as puffins, razorbills and tysties.
  • Birds such as the common murre and pigeon guillemot recovered slightly shortly after the Exxon Valdez spill, then saw their numbers plummet the next decade, she says. Scientists grapple with BP oil spill's cost to bird life
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