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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Alcidae > Genus: Cepphus > Species: Cepphus grylle > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Cepphus grylle grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cepphus grylle arcticus (C. L. Brehm, 1824)

Black Guillemot - Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Depleted
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	43 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats	coastal shelf
Natura 2000 species code	A202

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Vulnerable

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DK00FX011	Denmark	Hirsholmene	Map
EE0040434	Estonia	Kura kurgu	Map
EE0040476	Estonia	Tagamõisa	Map
EE0060270	Estonia	Vaindloo	Map
FI0100005	Finland	Tammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitäjänlahden merensuojelualue	Map
FI0100006	Finland	Tulliniemen linnustonsuojelualue	Map
FI0100017	Finland	Inkoon saaristo	Map
FI0100077	Finland	Söderskärin ja Långörenin saaristo	Map
FI0100078	Finland	Pernajanlahtien ja Pernajan saariston merensuojelualue	Map
FI0200072	Finland	Uudenkaupungin saaristo	Map
FI0200074	Finland	Luvian saaristo	Map
FI0200152	Finland	Seksmiilarin saaristo	Map
FI0200164	Finland	Saaristomeri	Map
FI0408001	Finland	Itäisen Suomenlahden saaristo ja vedet	Map
FI0800130	Finland	Merenkurkun saaristo	Map
FI0800132	Finland	Luodon saaristo	Map
FI0800133	Finland	Uudenkaarlepyyn saaristo	Map
FI0800134	Finland	Kristiinankaupungin saaristo	Map
FI1000005	Finland	Rahjan saaristo	Map
FI1000033	Finland	Kokkolan saaristo (SPA)	Map
FI1104600	Finland	Raahen saaristo	Map
FI1300302	Finland	Perämeren saaret	Map
IE0000204	Ireland	Lambay Island SAC	Map
IE0000495	Ireland	Duvillaun Islands SAC	Map
PLB220005	Poland	Zatoka Pucka	Map
PLB990002	Poland	Przybrzeżne wody Bałtyku	Map
PLB990003	Poland	Zatoka Pomorska	Map
SE0230328	Sweden	Missjö	Map
SE0520001	Sweden	Vrångöskärgården	Map
SE0520036	Sweden	Sälöfjorden	Map
SE0810002	Sweden	Bonden	Map
SE0810010	Sweden	Holmöarna	Map
SE0820035	Sweden	Rödkallen-SörÄspen	Map
FI0100105	Finland	Kirkkonummen saaristo (SPA)	Map
EE0010129	Estonia	Pakri	Map
DE1652301	Germany	Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank	Map
PLC990001	Poland	Ławica Słupska	Map
DE1552401	Germany	SPA Pommersche Bucht	Map
DE1251301	Germany	Adlergrund	Map
LV0900200	Latvia	Akmensrags	Map
LV0900300	Latvia	Irbes saurums	Map
SE0420360	Sweden	Nordvästra Skånes havsområde	Map
SE0330308	Sweden	Hoburgs bank och Midsjöbankarna	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies	http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Alkoun obecný	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Arao Aliblanco	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Arau-d'asa-branca	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Black Guillemot	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Fekete lumma	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gryllteiste	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Guillemot à miroir	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Nurnik	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Riskilä	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Teist	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning
Tobisgrissla	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Uria nera	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zwarte Zeekoet	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:06380	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Denmark		950/1150 (pairs)	2000-2001	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark		5000/7000 (individuals)	1992-1993	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark		603/639 (pairs)	1991	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Denmark	Arctic	25000/100000 (pairs)	1983	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Denmark - Greenland		25000/100000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark - Greenland		250000/500000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Estonia		1000/3000 (individuals)	1998	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Estonia		10/20 (pairs)	1998	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Estonia	Boreal	6/10 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Finland		17000/19000 (pairs)	1998-2001	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Finland		8000/10000 (pairs)	1992	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
France		0/2 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Germany		750/750 (individuals)	1987-2003	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland		50000/100000 (individuals)	1978-1994	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland		10000/20000 (pairs)	1978-1994	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland	Arctic	10000/20000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Ireland		3367/3367 (pairs)	1999-2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Ireland	Atlantic	1200/1200 (pairs)	1985-1991	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Latvia		1500/2000 (individuals)	1992-1994	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Lithuania		0/49 (individuals)	1992-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway		15000/35000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway		25000/40000 (individuals)	1993	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway		20000/40000 (pairs)	1990	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Norway	Arctic	5000/50000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Russian Federation		10000/20000 (pairs)	1990-2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation		23500/23500 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Slovenia		Present/Present (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden		6000/8000 (pairs)	1999-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden		7000/10000 (pairs)	1987	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
United Kingdom		19700/39300 (pairs)	1999-2003	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
United Kingdom	Atlantic	19000/19000 (pairs)	1985-1991	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2