guillemot
Black-white diving bird
A guillemot is a black-and-white seabird of northern oceans, related to auks and puffins.
Guillemots nest in dense colonies on rocky cliffs and dive for fish.
The name covers several species, including the common murre in North America: The guillemots clustered on the ledge, their eggs balanced on bare rock.
Northern diving seabird
- puffinStocky auk, bright beak
- razorbillNorth Atlantic auk species
- murreDiving auk species
- seabirdOcean-dwelling winged creature
ornithology · plumage · wingspan · beak · feathers · avian · chick · egg
Projecting horizontal surface
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- coastalOf the shoreline
cliffside · rockface · crag · precipice · outcrop · bluff · perch · breeding site
Darkest possible hue
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- piebaldIrregularly two-colored
- bridledControlled or restrained
- spectacledWearing eyeglasses
winter plumage · breeding plumage · sooty · dark · mottled
auk
Northern diving seabird
seabird · ornithology · plumage · wingspan · beak · feathers · avian · chick · egg · nesting
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
coastal · cliffside · rockface · crag · precipice · outcrop · bluff · perch · breeding site · headland
black
Darkest possible hue
spectacled · winter plumage · breeding plumage · sooty · dark · mottled
plunge
Sudden steep descent
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- underwaterBelow the surface
- forageSeek food actively
fish · depths · aquatic · buoyancy · swimming · hunting · prey · sand eel · capelin