Pigeon Guillemot Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Medium-sized seabird with a thin bill. Breeding adults are entirely black with white wing patches.
© Matt Davis / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 23, 2019Nonbreeding adult/immature
Medium-sized seabird with a thin bill. Nonbreeding birds have smudgy black-and-white bodies with variable amounts of white on the head and underparts.
© Carol Riddell / Macaulay LibraryWashington, January 15, 2021Breeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryWashington, July 01, 1994Not all videos have soundBreeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryWashington, July 18, 1994Not all videos have soundBreeding adult
Black overall with white wing patches bisected by a black bar.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 17, 2012Breeding adult
Black seabird of rocky coastlines with white wing patches.
© Joshua Little / Macaulay LibraryWashington, July 03, 2014Breeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryWashington, January 01, 1994Not all videos have soundBreeding adult
Breeding birds have bright red legs and feet.
© Jacob Drucker / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, August 16, 2016Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding birds have smudgy black-and-white bodies with variable amounts of white on the head and underparts. Found more often in sheltered inshore waters in winter.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, August 24, 2004Breeding adult
Found along rocky coastlines between Alaska and California. Nests on the ground in crevices or burrows in rocky cliffs. Forages in near-shore waters.
© Tom Unsicker / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, August 01, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
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