Black Guillemot Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Medium-sized black-and-white seabird with a thin and sharp bill. Note red legs.
© Holly Merker / Macaulay LibraryMaine, June 22, 2017Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding birds have whitish heads and underparts.
© Fyn Kynd / Macaulay LibraryMaine, November 08, 2020Breeding adults
Forages by diving, using its wings to propel itself underwater. Catches fish, worms, and other prey from near the bottom.
© DAVID BROWN / Macaulay LibraryNunavut, June 10, 2005Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding birds in the high arctic (mandtii subspecies) are whiter overall than nonbreeding birds in the Atlantic.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, January 18, 2020Breeding adult
Potbellied black seabird with white underwings bordered in black.
© Louis Bevier / Macaulay LibraryMaine, July 17, 2017Breeding adult
Black seabird with white wing patches and bright red legs and feet. Forages in waters close to shore.
© Heidi Krajewsky / Macaulay LibrarySvalbard, July 08, 2017Compare with Similar Species
Click on an image to compare
Species in This Family
Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
Don't miss a thing! Join our email list
The Cornell Lab will send you updates about birds,
birding, and opportunities to help bird conservation.