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Uria lomvia

Also Known As Brunnich's Guillemot

Photo by Sungrebe

[edit] Identification

40-44cm. Black head, neck, back and wings, white underparts, long and pointed bill. They have a small rounded black tail. The lower face becomes white in winter.

[edit] Distribution

High Arctic of Europe, Asia and North America.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Coasts and islands.

[edit] Behaviour

They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs, a single egg being laid directly on a cliff ledge.

They forage for food by using their wings to swim underwater. They are accomplished divers. The diet includes invertebrates and a few fish; the chicks are fed fish, squid, crustaceans and other small invertebrates.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages
• Where to find Brunnich's Guillemots/Thick-billed Murre in Iceland