Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Black Guillemot

French common name:

Guillemot à miroir

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Black Guillemot	Guillemot à miroir
2005	Black Guillemot	Guillemot à miroir
2010	Black Guillemot	Guillemot à miroir
2015	Black Guillemot	Guillemot à miroir
2020	Black Guillemot	Guillemot à miroir

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2005	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2010	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2015	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2020	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Charadriiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5B,N5N,N5M
2020	Secure - N5B,N5N

Yukon
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B

Northwest Territories
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SUB,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUB

Nunavut
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5B,S5N,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B,S5N

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5B,S4N,S4S5M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5B,S4N

New Brunswick
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

Prince Edward Island
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SUM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1M

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SUM
2020	Secure - S5N

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Secure - S5N,S5M
2020	Secure - S5N