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Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba Pallas, PS 1811

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. Combined, the two form a superspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Alcidae
Genus:
   Cepphus
Scientific:
  Cepphus columba


Original description

Citation:
  Pallas, PS 1811

Reference:
   Zoographia Rosso-Asiat. 2 p.348

Protonym:
  Cepphus Columba

Type locality:
  Kamchatka and Bering Straits.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29115245


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2F5DF476344AEA92

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2F5DF476

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2F5DF476


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176991

Geographic range:

  • Cepphus columba: Arctic to temperate northwestern to east-central North Pacific coasts, from southern Chukotka to Kamchatka, Kuril and Commander islands (eastern Russia); Bering Sea and Aleutian islands, and Gulf of Alaska to southern California; some withdrawal from north in winter
  • Cepphus columba columba: northeastern Siberia to Bering Sea and western Alaska
  • Cepphus columba adiantus: central Aleutian Islands southward to Washington
  • Cepphus columba eureka: Oregon and California
  • Cepphus columba kaiurka: Komandorskiye Islands to west-central Aleutian Islands
  • Cepphus columba snowi: Kuril Islands
  • Show more...
English:
Pigeon Guillemot
Catalan:
Somorgollaire columbí
Czech:
alkoun holubí
Danish:
Beringstejst
German:
Taubenteiste
Spanish:
Arao Colombino
Spanish (Spain):
Arao Colombino
Finnish:
tyynenmerenriskilä
French:
Guillemot colombin
Croatian:
Golubasta njorka
Hungarian:
galamblumma
Icelandic:
Klapparteista
Italian:
Uria colombina
Japanese (romaji):
umibato
Japanese:
ウミバト
Lithuanian:
Ramiojo vandenyno taistė
Dutch:
Duifzeekoet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Beringteist
Norwegian:
Beringteist
Polish:
nurnik aleucki
Portuguese:
Airo-columbino
Portuguese (Portugal):
airo-columbino
Russian:
Тихоокеанский чистик
Slovak:
svišťúň holubí
Serbian:
Golubasta njorka
Swedish:
beringtejst
Ukrainian:
Чистун тихоокеанський
Chinese:
海鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
海鴿


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Guillemot colombin ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Guillemot colombin ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cepphus columba [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cepphus columba [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cepphus columba [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pigeon Guillemot ( Cepphus columba) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cepphus columba [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cepphus columba [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cepphus [grylle or columba] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Azerbaijani: Sakitokean təmizçisi
Breton: Erev maskl gwenn
Catalan: Somorgollaire columbí
Czech: Alkoun holubí
Welsh: Gwylog adeinddu
Danish: Beringstejst
German: Taubenteiste
English: Pigeon Guillemot
English, HBW: Pigeon Guillemot
English (IOC): Pigeon Guillemot
English (United States): Pigeon Guillemot
Esperanto: Kolomburio, Kolumburio
Spanish: Arao Colombino, Arao Paloma, Arao Palomo, Arao Pichón
Spanish (Spain): Arao Colombino
Spanish (HBW): Pigeon Guillemot
Spanish (Mexico): Arao Paloma, arao pichón
Estonian: kirdekrüüsel, kirdekryysel
Finnish: Tyynenmerenriskilä
French: Guillemot colombin, Guillemot du Pacifique
Frisian: Doskoet
Galician: Arao columbino
Croatian: Golubasta njorka, Njorka golubarka
Hungarian: galamblumma
Icelandic: Klapparteista
Italian: Uria colomba, Uria colombina
Japanese (romaji): umibato, umi-bato
Japanese: ウミバト
Japanese (Kanji): 海鳩
Kazakh: Тынық мұхит мұнтазқұсы
Korean: 흰줄날개바다오리
Kirghiz: Тынч океан чистиги
Scientific: Cepphus columba, Cepphus columba columba, Cheppus columba
Lithuanian: Ramiojo vandenyno taistė
Latvian: baložu alks
Dutch: Duifzeekoet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Beringteist
Norwegian: Beringteist, Dueteist
Polish: nurnik aleucki
Pinyin: hǎi-gē
Portuguese: Airo-columbino
Portuguese (Portugal): airo-columbino
Rhaeto-Romance: Alc columbin
Russian: Курильский чистик, Тихоокеанский чистик, Чистик тихоокеанский
Slovak: Alka holubá, svišťúň holubí
Serbian: Golubasta njorka
Swedish: Beringtejst
Turkish: Güvercin Alki, Güvercin alkı
Ukrainian: Чистун тихоокеанський
Chinese: 海鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 海鴿

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