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Cepphus Uria |
The guillemots are penguin-like marine birds in the auk family.
Some species, in the genus Uria nest in large colonies on cliff edges, but the Cepphus breed in small groups on rocky coasts.
The five species are:
Genus Cepphus
- Black Guillemot or Tystie, Cepphus grylle
- Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
- Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo
- Common Guillemot or Common Murre Uria aalge
- Brunnich's Guillemot or Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia