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Black Guillemot [grylle]

Cepphus grylle [grylle] (= Cepphus grylle grylle) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Alcidae
Genus:
   Cepphus
Scientific:
  Cepphus grylle grylle


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.130

Protonym:
  Alca Grylle

Type locality:
  Ocean of northern Europe; restricted type locality, Sweden.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/148/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F079B8E6F2DE87BE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F079B8E6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F079B8E6


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176990

Geographic range:

  • Cepphus grylle grylle: Baltic Sea
  • Cepphus grylle islandicus: Iceland
  • Cepphus grylle arcticus: subarctic eastern North America and southern Greenland to British Isles and Scandinavia
  • Cepphus grylle faeroeensis: Faroe Islands
English:
Black Guillemot [grylle]
Catalan:
Somorgollaire alablanc [grup grylle]
Czech:
alkoun obecný [skupina grylle]
Danish:
Tejst, Østersøtejst [grylle Gruppe]
German:
Gryllteiste [grylle-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Arao Aliblanco (grupo grylle)
Spanish (Spain):
Arao aliblanco (grupo grylle)
Finnish:
riskilä [alalaji grylle]
French:
Guillemot à miroir [grylle]
Hungarian:
Fekete lumma [grylle csoport]
Icelandic:
Teista [grylle hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
hajiroumibato (grylle guru-pu)
Japanese:
ハジロウミバト(grylle グループ)
Lithuanian:
Taistė [grylle grupė]
Dutch:
Zwarte Zeekoet (grylle groep)
Norwegian:
teist (grylle gr.)
Polish:
nurnik [gr. grylle]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Airo-d'asa-branca [grupo grylle]
Russian:
Чистик [группа grylle]
Slovak:
svišťúň zrkadlový (skup.)
Serbian:
Crna njorka [grylle grupa]
Swedish:
tobisgrissla [gruppen grylle]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Guillemot [grylle] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Guillemot [grylle] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black Guillemot [grylle] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black Guillemot [nominate] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black Guillemot [nominate] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black Guillemot [nominate] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black Guillemot [nominate] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black Guillemot [nominate] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Guillemot [nominate] ( Cepphus grylle [grylle])
eBird version 1.55:
Black Guillemot (Subarctic) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black Guillemot (grylle Group) ( Cepphus grylle [grylle Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Cepphus grylle

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Other synonyms

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Asturian: Aráu aliblancu [triba grylle]
Bulgarian: Чистик [Група grylle]
Catalan: Somorgollaire alablanc [grup grylle]
Czech: alkoun obecný [skupina grylle]
Danish: Tejst (Østersøtejst), Tejst, Østersøtejst [grylle Gruppe]
German: Gryllteiste [grylle Gruppe], Gryllteiste [grylle-Gruppe], Gryllteiste-grylle
Greek: Μαυρόκεπφος [grylle ομάδα], Μαυρόκεπφος [grylle]
English: Black Guillemot (grylle Group), Black Guillemot (Subarctic), Black Guillemot [grylle], Black Guillemot [nominate]
English, HBW: Black Guillemot (grylle Group)
English (IOC): Black Guillemot (grylle Group)
English (United States): Black Guillemot (grylle Group)
Spanish: Arao aliblanco, Arao Aliblanco (grupo grylle)
Spanish (Spain): Arao aliblanco (grupo grylle), Arao Aliblanco [grylle Group]
Spanish (HBW): Black Guillemot (grylle Group)
Estonian: Krüüsel
Basque: Martin hegalzuria [grylle taldekoa]
Finnish: riskilä [alalaji grylle]
French: Guillemot à miroir [grylle], Guillemot à miroir [nominal]
Galician: Arao de á branca [grupo grylle]
Hungarian: Fekete lumma [grylle csoport]
Icelandic: Teista (islandicus), Teista [grylle hópur]
Italian: Uria nera
Japanese (romaji): hajiroumibato (grylle guru-pu)
Japanese: ハジロウミバト (grylle グループ), ハジロウミバト(grylle グループ)
Scientific: Alca Grylle, Cepphus grylle [grylle Group], Cepphus grylle [grylle], Cepphus grylle grylle
Lithuanian: Taistė [grylle grupė]
Latvian: Melnais alks (grylle gr.)
Dutch: Zwarte zeekoet, Zwarte Zeekoet (grylle groep)
Norwegian: teist (grylle gr.)
Polish: nurnik [gr. grylle]
Portuguese (Portugal): Airo-d'asa-branca [grupo grylle]
Russian: Чистик [группа grylle]
Slovak: svišťúň zrkadlový (skup.)
Slovenian: Črna njorka [grylle]
Serbian: Crna njorka [grylle grupa]
Swedish: tobisgrissla [gruppen grylle], tobisgrissla [grylle Group]
Turkish: Kara Alk [grylle Grubu]

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