Pigeon Guillemot
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Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Great Bear Rainforest
1,522 Verified records at Great Bear Rainforest
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) () 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. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pigeon Guillemot sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1,522 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest

Marbled Murrelet
EN

Marbled Murrelet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brachyramphus marmoratus

20–30% · With luck
Common Murre
LC

Common Murre

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uria aalge

10–20% · With luck
Rhinoceros Auklet
LC

Rhinoceros Auklet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cerorhinca monocerata

10–20% · With luck
Ancient Murrelet
LC

Ancient Murrelet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synthliboramphus antiquus

<5% · Rare
Parakeet Auklet
LC

Parakeet Auklet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aethia psittacula

Insufficient data
Scripps's Murrelet
VU

Scripps's Murrelet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Insufficient data
Cassin's Auklet
NT

Cassin's Auklet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

<5% · Rare
Tufted Puffin
LC

Tufted Puffin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fratercula cirrhata

<5% · Rare
Horned Puffin
LC

Horned Puffin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fratercula corniculata

<5% · Rare
Thick-billed Murre
LC

Thick-billed Murre

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Uria lomvia

Insufficient data
Glaucous-winged Gull
LC

Glaucous-winged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus glaucescens

40–50% · Likely
Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus brachyrhynchus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
8 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pigeon Guillemot in Great Bear Rainforest?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Pigeon Guillemot sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1,522 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pigeon Guillemot in Great Bear Rainforest?

July has the highest sighting rate for Pigeon Guillemot in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.

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