Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (5)
Peter J. Ewins
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1993
Text last updated January 1, 1993
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | somorgollaire columbí |
| Croatian | njorka golubarka |
| Czech | alkoun holubí |
| Danish | Beringstejst |
| Dutch | Duifzeekoet |
| English | Pigeon Guillemot |
| English (United States) | Pigeon Guillemot |
| Finnish | tyynenmerenriskilä |
| French | Guillemot colombin |
| French (France) | Guillemot colombin |
| German | Taubenteiste |
| Icelandic | Klapparteista |
| Japanese | ウミバト |
| Korean | 흰줄날개바다오리 |
| Norwegian | beringteist |
| Polish | nurnik aleucki |
| Russian | Тихоокеанский чистик |
| Serbian | Golubasta njorka |
| Slovak | svišťúň holubí |
| Spanish | Arao Colombino |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Arao Pichón |
| Spanish (Spain) | Arao colombino |
| Swedish | beringtejst |
| Turkish | Güvercin Alkı |
| Ukrainian | Чистун тихоокеанський |
Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811
PROTONYM:
Cepphus Columba
Pallas, 1811. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2, p.348.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kamchatka and Bering Straits.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CEPPHUS
- cepphus
- COLUMBA
- columba
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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