Pigeon Guillemot Identification

Breeding adult

Medium-sized seabird with a thin bill. Breeding adults are entirely black with white wing patches.

Nonbreeding

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.

Breeding adult

Breeding adult

Black overall with white wing patches bisected by a black bar.

Breeding adult

Black seabird of rocky coastlines with white wing patches.

Breeding adult

Breeding adult

Breeding birds have bright red legs and feet.

Nonbreeding

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.

Breeding adult

Breeding 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.