Guillemot  (Uria aalge)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyAlcidae
GenusUria (1)
SizeWingspan: 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) (3).

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