The Brünnich’s Guillemot is a high latitude species and differs in appearance to the Common Guillemot by its shorter, thicker bill with a white gape stripe. The guillemots are now the largest of the Auk family since the Great Auk became extinct in 1844.
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Average Length: |
41 cm |
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Average Weight: |
930 g |
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Wingspan: |
69 cm |
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Diet: |
Sandeels, capelin, herring, crustaceans |
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Est. population around Iceland: |
~ 330,000 pairs |
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Residence Period: |
All year round |
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Nesting habitat: |
Cliff ledges |
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Nesting Period: |
Late May to Mid July |
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Clutch size (No eggs): |
1 |
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Incubation time (days): |
25-40 |
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Fledging time: |
16-35 |
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Typical life span (years): |
29 |
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Age at first breeding (years): |
5 |
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IUCN world Status: |
Least concern |
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Major Threats: |
Climate change, over fishing, predation, entanglement in fishing gear, pollution, overhunting |
Stuttnefja, Polarlomvie, Pohjankiisla, Dickschnabellumme, Uria di Brünnich, Nurzykpolarny, Arao de Brünnich, Kortsnavelzeekoet, Guillemot de Brünnich, Polarlomvi, Arau de Brünnich, Spetsbergsgrissla
| Average Length: | 41 cm |
| Average Weight: | 930 g |
| Wingspan: | 69 cm |
| Diet: | Sandeels, capelin, herring, crustaceans |
| Est. population around Iceland: | ~ 330,000 pairs |
| Residence Period: | All year round |
| Nesting habitat: | Cliff ledges |
| Nesting Period: | Late May to Mid July |
| Clutch size (No eggs): | 1 |
| Incubation time (days): | 25-40 |
| Fledging time: | 16-35 |
| Typical life span (years): | 29 |
| Age at first breeding (years): | 5 |
| IUCN world Status: | Least concern |
| Major Threats: | Climate change, over fishing, predation, entanglement in fishing gear, pollution, overhunting |
| Other Names: | Stuttnefja, Polarlomvie, Pohjankiisla, Dickschnabellumme, Uria di Brünnich, Nurzykpolarny, Arao de Brünnich, Kortsnavelzeekoet, Guillemot de Brünnich, Polarlomvi, Arau de Brünnich, Spetsbergsgrissla |