Brünnich's Guillemot

Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758) TZ BRUGU 6350
Family: Charadriiformes > Alcidae

Brunnichs Guillemot, Scott Mayson

This larger relative of our Common Guillemot holds the record as the deepest-diving seabird and is a very occasional visitor from its breeding colonies in Iceland and northern Norway.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
211 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
211 records

BTO RECORDS

211 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
211 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

SEASONALITY

Brünnich's Guillemot is a very rare vagrant in autumn and winter.

Weekly occurence of Brünnich's Guillemot from BirdTrack
Weekly occurrence patterns (shaded cells) and reporting rates (vertical bars) based on BirdTrack data. Reporting rates give the likelihood of encountering the species each week.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Brünnich's Guillemot, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: somorgollaire de Brünnich
Czech: alkoun tlustozobý
Danish: Polarlomvie
Dutch: Kortbekzeekoet
Estonian: põhjatirk
Finnish: pohjankiisla
French: Guillemot de Brünnich
German: Dickschnabellumme
Hungarian: vastagcsoru lumma
Icelandic: Stuttnefja
Irish: Foracha Brünnich
Italian: Uria di Brunnich
Latvian: resnknabja kaira
Lithuanian: storasnapis narunelis
Norwegian: Polarlomvi
Polish: nurzyk polarny
Portuguese: airo-de-freio
Slovak: norec hrubozobý
Slovenian: debelokljuna lumna
Spanish: Arao de Brünnich
Swedish: spetsbergsgrissla

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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