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Cepphus columba (Pigeon Guillemot)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) is a medium-sized alcid endemic to the Pacific. They closely resemble the other members of the genus Cepphus, particularly the Black Guillemot, which is slightly smaller. Adult birds have black bodies with a white wing patch broken by a black wedge, a thin dark bill and red legs and feet. They are similar in appearance to the Black Guillemot but show dark wing linings in flight.
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Infraspecies

Cepphus columba columba (Pigeon guillemot)
Cepphus columba kaiurka
Cepphus columba snowi

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.07 lbs (484 g)
Birth Weight [1]  44 grams
Female Maturity [1]  3 years
Male Maturity [1]  3 years
Clutch Size [2]  2
Incubation [1]  31 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Migration [3]  Intracontinental
Speed [4]  31.76 MPH (14.2 m/s)
Wing Span [5]  22 inches (.578 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
California coastal sage and chaparral Mexico, United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Ib 2347132 Alaska, United States
Aleutian Islands Biosphere Reserve 2720489 Alaska, United States    
California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve 153447 California, United States  
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   California, United States
Channel Islands National Park II 139010 California, United States
Elkhorn Slough Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 964 California, United States  
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge IV 352 California, United States
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Ib 591068 Alaska, United States
Golden Gate National Recreation Area V 26135 California, United States
Gulf Islands National Park National Park Reserve II 8785 British Columbia, Canada
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve II 366714 British Columbia, Canada
Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve 361480 Russia  
Lanphere-Christensen Dunes Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 471 California, United States  
Nipomo Dunes Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 3725 California, United States
Olympic Biosphere Reserve II 922805 Washington, United States
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve II 137900 British Columbia, Canada
Point Reyes National Seashore II 27068 California, United States
Redwood National Park II 77867 California, United States
San Juan Island National Historical Park III 1674 Washington, United States
Santa Cruz Island Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve 46021 California, United States
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area V 38440 California, United States

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States Yes

Prey / Diet

Ammodytes hexapterus (Stout sand lance)[6]
Clupea pallasii (Pacific herring)[2]
Hypomesus pretiosus (Surf smelt)[6]
Lumpenus sagitta (Eel-blenny)[6]
Pholis laeta (Crescent gunnel)[2]
Theragra chalcogramma (Whiting)[2]
Thysanoessa inermis[6]
Xiphister atropurpureus (Black prickleback)[6]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Atheresthes stomias (Turbot)1
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)3
Balaenoptera musculus (Blue Whale)1
Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale)2
Bathyraja interrupta (Sandpaper skate)1
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Marbled Murrelet)2
Callorhinus ursinus (Northern Fur Seal)2
Cerorhinca monocerata (Rhinoceros Auklet)2
Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte's Gull)1
Clangula hyemalis (Oldsquaw)1
Dasycottus setiger (Spinyhead sculpin)1
Erignathus barbatus (Bearded Seal)1
Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion)2
Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin)1
Fratercula cirrhata (Tufted Puffin)2
Fratercula corniculata (Horned Puffin)1
Fulmarus glacialis (Northern Fulmar)1
Gadus macrocephalus (Pacific cod)2
Haliaeetus pelagicus (Steller's Sea-Eagle)1
Hemilepidotus jordani (Yellow Irish lord)1
Hemitripterus bolini (Bigmouth sculpin)1
Hexagrammos stelleri (Greenling)1
Hippoglossoides elassodon (Paper sole)1
Hippoglossus stenolepis (Pacific halibut)2
Histriophoca fasciata (Ribbon Seal)1
Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern)1
Lamna ditropis (Salmon shark)1
Leptocottus armatus (Cabezon)1
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)4
Merluccius productus (Whiting)1
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Sculpin)1
Nansenia candida (Bluethroat argentine)1
Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii (Cutthroat trout)2
Ophiodon elongatus (Lingcod)2
Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)3
Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)3
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor Porpoise)1
Pleurogrammus monopterygius (Atka mackerel)2
Podiceps auritus (Horned Grebe)1
Podiceps grisegena (Red-necked Grebe)1
Puffinus tenuirostris (Short-tailed Shearwater)1
Raja binoculata (Big skate)1
Raja rhina (Longnose skate)1
Rissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake)3
Sebastes caurinus (Copper rockfish)2
Sebastes crameri (Rockfish)1
Sebastes flavidus (Yellowtail rockfish)1
Sebastes maliger (Rockfish)1
Sebastes melanops (Black bass)1
Somniosus pacificus (Pacific Sleeper Shark)1
Squalus acanthias (Common spiny)1
Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)2
Synthliboramphus antiquus (Ancient Murrelet)2
Theragra chalcogramma (Whiting)2
Uria aalge (Common Murre)2

Predators

Lutra lutra (European Otter)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Paracuaria adunca <Unverified Name>[7]
Streptocara crassicauda <Unverified Name>[7]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Alaska SeaLife Center
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardencolumba
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
 columba

Range Map

Link to Map
North America;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Banks R.C., 22-Sep-2011, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2A COMPARISON OF THE BREEDING AND FEEDING ECOLOGY OF PIGEON GUILLEMOTS AT NAKED AND JACKPOT ISLANDS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, D. Lindsey Hayes, APEX: 95163 F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK. (1996) ♦ 3Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 4Flight Speeds and Energetics of Seven Bird Species, Rebecca Ann Kolotylo, Masters Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989 ♦ 5Anatomy and Histochemistry of Flight Muscles in a Wing-Propelled Diving Bird, the Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica, Christopher E. Kovacs and Ron A. Meyers, JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 244:109–125 (2000) ♦ 6Food Web Relationships of Northern Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca : a Synthesis of the Available Knowledge, Charles A. Simenstad, Bruce S. Miller, Carl F. Nyblade, Kathleen Thornburgh, and Lewis J. Bledsoe, EPA-600 7-29-259 September 1979 ♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Allnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011