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Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811
Pigeon Guillemot
Family: Alcidae

Introduction

Two subspecies in BC:

1) Cepphus columba adianta
2) Cepphus columba kaiurka

Cepphus columba kaiurka

The only record of this Asian subspecies for North America outside of the Aleutian Islands is a specimen from British Columbia.

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

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