Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
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About Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
The pigeon guillemot is a species of bird in the auk family, Alcidae. One of three species in the genus Cepphus, it is most closely related to the spectacled guillemot. There are five subspecies of the pigeon guillemot; all subspecies, when in breeding plumage, are dark brown with a black iridescent sheen and a distinctive wing patch broken by a brown-black wedge. Its non-breeding plumage has mottled grey and black upperparts and white underparts. The long bill is black, as are the claws. The legs, feet, and inside of the mouth are red. It closely resembles the black guillemot, which is slightly smaller and lacks the dark wing wedge present in the pigeon guillemot.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2002-04-30
Channel Islands National Park, United States of America -
2006-06-03
Farallones Marine Sanctuary, United States of America -
2007-09-23
Monterey Bay, United States of America -
2010-06-11
Petersburg - Wrangell Narrows, United States of America -
2013-08-18
Farallones Marine Sanctuary, United States of America -
2014-07-12
Ano Nuevo State Park, United States of America -
2014-07-17
Nome--Safety Sound, United States of America -
2014-07-22
Kenai Fjords NP--Aialik Bay-Aialik Glacier, United States of America -
2015-02-21
Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, United States of America -
2015-07-18
Ano Nuevo State Park, United States of America -
2016-08-06
Crissy Field, United States of America -
2017-07-29
Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America -
2021-04-04
Elkhorn Slough, United States of America -
2023-06-27
Depoe Bay, United States of America
