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Scientific Name
Cepphus grylle
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black Guillemot, Sea Pigeon, Southern Black Guillemot
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Genus | Cepphus |
| Species | Cepphus grylle |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Present on Otter Cliffs (Long (1987)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Commonn to very common resident (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Long (1987): birds incubating eggs have been reported from Otter cliffs. Adamus (1983) reaches the southern limit of its breeding range at Smuttynose Island along the southern Maine coast.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/10/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/10/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Witt (1997) reports this species in areas adjacent to the park.
Mittelhauser (1991) 14 observed from Great Head to Hunter's Beach on 20 January 1991; 3 observed from Seawall Point to Ship Harbor area on 20 January 1991.
Long (1987): Common in the vicinity of MDI. Birds incubating eggs have been reported by rock climbers at Otter Cliffs.
Russell (1984?) common to very common resident.
Bond (1969) one or more are often seen off Wonderland Point.
Bond (19??) common resident, 1 or more nests have been found.
Tyson and Bond (1941): Nesting in the cliffs of Otter Point; abundant off the coast of Maine.
Sullivan (1937): Abundant resident; Nest and eggs found on 12 June 1934 in Otter Cliffs (Farley).
Farley (1935) reports 1 nest at Otter Cliffs that had 2 eggs, June 1934.
Eliot (1931): Common in the Northeast Harbor area during June 1931, less generally distributed
Allen (1899): Common on MDI between 1880 and 1899., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Long (1987); Tyson and Bond (1941); Sullivan (1937); Farley (1935)
