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Guillemot is the common name for several species of seabird in the Alcidae or auk family, part of the order Charadriiformes. In Europe, the term covers two genera, Uria and Cepphus . In North America the Uria species are called murres and only the Cepphus species are called "guillemots".
The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific . It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.
The thick-billed murre and the closely related common guillemot (or common murre, U. aalge) are similarly sized, but the thick-billed still bests the other species in both average and maximum size. The thick-billed murre measures 40–48 cm (16–19 in) in total length, spans 64–81 cm (25–32 in) across the wings and weighs 736–1,481 g (26 ...
Thick-billed murre or, Brünnich's guillemot, Uria lomvia; Alle. Little auk or dovekie, Alle alle; Pinguinus. Great auk, Pinguinus impennis (extinct, c.1844) Alca. Razorbill, Alca torda; Tribe Synthliboramphini – synthliboramphine murrelets Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle, a true guillemot) in summer (front) and winter plumage. Synthliboramphus
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Yves Guillemot (/ ˈ iː v ɡ iː m oʊ / eev gee-MOH; born 21 July 1960 [1]) is a French businessman who co-founded Ubisoft with his brothers Claude, Michel, Gérard and Christian in March 1986. He currently serves as the company's chairman and CEO.
Cepphus is a genus of seabirds in the auk family also referred to as true guillemots or, in North America, simply as guillemots.The genus name Cepphus is from Ancient Greek κέπφος kepphos, [2] a pale waterbird mentioned by Greek authors including Aristotle. [3]