Species profile
Northern Guillemot
Uria aalge
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, PAL. Breeding subregions are subarctic to temperate (locally Arctic) n coasts. Non breeding regions are to Virginia in Gulf Stream (w North Atlantic); to Iberian Pen. (e North Atlantic); to n Japan (w North Pacific); to nw Baja California (nw Mexico; e North Pacific).
- Scientific name
- Uria aalge
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Uria
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Northern Guillemot in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.