Guillemot  (Uria aalge)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Alcidae
Genus Uria (1)
Size Wingspan: 61-73 cm (2)
Length: 38-46 cm (2)
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Status

Receives general protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and listed under Appendix III of the Berne Convention (2). Included in the Birds of Conservation concern Amber list (medium conservation concern) (7).