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Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 18,917, February 13,972, March 21,890, April 34,439, May 49,655, June 54,146, July 57,939, August 49,828, September 36,582, October 27,306, November 14,921, December 11,662.
United States512,162
Alaska391,257
Canada215,156
Massachusetts11,435
New Hampshire5,535
Maine1,954
Nova Scotia908
New Jersey580
Quebec578
New York564

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
GenusTrue Guillemots · Cepphus

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