One breeding site on Herschel Island, associated with human structures, driftwood, or debris. Feeds on the open ocean.
Yukon: One breeding colony on Hershel Island. Possibly winters in open leads of the Beaufort Sea.
North America: Breeds primarily in the eastern arctic and north Atlantic, and locally in the western arctic.
Global: Breeds in northern Eurasia.
Breeding adult is black with a large white patch on upper wing, it is plump- bodied and pigeon-billed. Mouth and feet are bright red.
Animal | Bird |
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Color | black, red, white |
Bird | Guillemots Puffins etc (Alcidae) |