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Spectacled Guillemot
last update: Mar 24, 2009 12:38 PM
Latin name: Cepphus carbo
Population: 140,000-150,000 individuals
Cites classified: Least Concern
Where found: Northwestern Pacific Ocean on the far-eastern coast of Russia
Age/ life expectancy: approx. 20 years
Wingspan: 65-75 cm
Length: 38 cm
Weight: 490 g
Mating/Breeding: Similar to Black and Pigeon Guillemots, little known otherwise
Eggs: two cream eggs, flecked dark brown
Hibernation: winters on open water in the same area as breeding area
Hunting Habits: bottom feeder
Feed on: fish and marine invertebrates, especially crustaceans
Colour/Body: The breeding adult Spectacled Guillemot is distinctive, mostly plumaged dull sooty-black except for conspicuous white 'spectacles' on the face. In adult non-breeding plumage, the underparts are white, uniformly tipped very pale grey-brown.
