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spectacled guillemot

seabird

Also known as: Cepphus carbo

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The spectacled guillemot (C. carbo) breeds from Japan to the Kuril Islands. The two spotted eggs of guillemots are laid in a crevice, where the young remain for six weeks until they can fly.
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