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Adults in breeding plumage
Photo © by kitefarrago
Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia, 16 June 2009
Cepphus carbo

Identification

38 cm (15 in)
Breeding Adult

Non-breeding plumage
Photo © by Stuart Price
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, 28 January 2009
  • Sooty black
  • White "spectacles"
  • Red legs
  • Black bill
  • Blackish iris

Non-breeding Adult Similar to breeding adult but with white underparts. Sexes similar. Immature similar to non-breeding adult but underparts with uniformly gray-brown feather tips.

Distribution

Russia: Kamchatka and Sea of Okhotsk to Korea, Kuril Island and northern Japan.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Open sea.

Behaviour

Breeding

The clutch consists of 2 spotted eggs which are laid in a crevice. The young fledge after 6 weeks.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of fish.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia contributors. (2018, February 28). Spectacled guillemot. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:11, May 28, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spectacled_guillemot&oldid=828080085
  3. Avibase
  4. BirdLife International 2018. Cepphus carbo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22694867A132578646. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694867A132578646.en. Downloaded on 21 May 2019.
  5. Brazil, M. (2018) Birds of Japan. Helm. London.
  6. Masayuki Senzaki, Makoto Hasebe, Yoshihiro Kataoka, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Bungo Nishizawa, and Yutaka Watanuki "Status of the Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo) in Japan," Waterbirds 38(2), 184-190, (1 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.1675/063.038.0207
  7. Nettleship, D.N., Boesman, P. & Garcia, E.F.J. (2019). Spectacled Guillemot (Cepphus carbo). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54065 on 21 May 2019).

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