Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusCepphus (True Guillemots)
- SpeciesCepphus columba (Pigeon Guillemot)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula
Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pigeon Guillemot in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Pigeon Guillemot sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1522 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.