Brünnich's Guillemot - Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | EU Birds Directive and 3 other international agreements |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Least Concern
Europe
Least Concern
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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| Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive) | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm | ||
| Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp | |
| Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA) |
http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family
http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa |
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| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) | http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000 |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| Alkoun tlustozobý | Czech | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Arao de Brünnich | Spanish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Arau de Brünnich | Portuguese | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Brünnich's Guillemot | English | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Dickschnabellumme | German | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Dikbekzeekoet | Dutch | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Guillemot de Brünnich | French | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Nurzyk polarny | Polish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Pohjankiisla | Finnish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Spetsbergsgrissla | Swedish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
| Uria di Brünnich | Italian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
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| All species of Birds not included in Appendix II |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| EBCC Atlas of breeding birds | European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds |
| EURing code:06350 | European bird-ringing |
| EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
