Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba - Guillemot colombin

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Alcidés
Genus
:
Cepphus
Species
:
columba

Descriptor

Pallas, 1811

Biometrics

Size
: 37 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 450 à 550 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) is a species of bird in the Alcidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Cepphus columba columba (ne Siberia through the Bering Sea.)
Cepphus columba snowi (n and c Kuril Is.. se Russia.)
Cepphus columba kaiurka (Commander Is.. se Russia. to wc Aleutian Is.)
Cepphus columba adiantus (c Aleutian Is. to nw USA. Washington.)
Cepphus columba eureka (w USA. Oregon, California.)

Foreign names

Guillemot colombin,
Arao colombino,
airo-columbino,
Taubenteiste,
galamblumma,
Duifzeekoet,
Uria colombina,
beringtejst,
Beringteist,
svišťúň holubí,
alkoun holubí,
Beringstejst,
tyynenmerenriskilä,
somorgollaire columbí,
nurnik aleucki,
baložu alks,
Тихоокеанский чистик,
ウミバト,
海鸽,
beringtejst,
海鴿,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands