Spectacled Guillemot

Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811

490 gWeight

Busiest months: February · Most records: Japan, South Korea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Spectacled Guillemot has been recorded at 13 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nemuro – Cape NosappuJapan318 records
Hamanaka – Cape KiritappuJapan95 records
Betsukai – Notsuke Peninsula Nature CenterJapan76 records

More places

Haboro – Teuri Island IBA (island)Japan58 records
Betsukai – Notsuke Peninsula – NarawaraJapan55 records
Rausu – Rausu Fishing PortJapan55 records
Goseong – Daejin HarborSouth Korea24 records
Nemuro – Hanasaki PortJapan7 records
Nemuro – Shunkunitai Wild Bird SanctuaryJapan6 records
Goseong – Ayajin HarbourSouth Korea3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Japan South Korea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Spectacled Guillemot?

The Spectacled Guillemot weighs around 490 g.

Where does the Spectacled Guillemot live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: temperate western North Pacific coast: Sea of Okhotsk, southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands (eastern Russia), Hokkaido (northern Japan) and ?northeastern Korean Peninsula. It is most often recorded in Japan and South Korea.

When is the best time to see the Spectacled Guillemot?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Spectacled Guillemot endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Spectacled Guillemot as Least Concern.

What does the Spectacled Guillemot eat?

Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.

What family is the Spectacled Guillemot in?

It belongs to the family Auks (Alcidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Weight: 490 g
Habitat: Ocean
Diet: Fish, shrimp & shellfish
Lifestyle: On the water surface
Migration: Migratory
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 192 mm
Tail: 53 mm
Bill: 48 mm
Tarsus: 36 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: temperate western North Pacific coast: Sea of Okhotsk, southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands (eastern Russia), Hokkaido (northern Japan) and ?northeastern Korean Peninsula

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2