cepphus columba
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kingdom: Animalia
characteristics that place it here
multi celled organism
it's cells lack rigid walls
body made of cells
cells organized into tissues
tissues allow them to perform specific tasks
Phylum: Chordata
Characteristics that place it here
bilateral symmetry
segmented body, including segmented muscles
three germ layers
well developed coelm
single dorsal
hallow nerve cord
enlarged brain
Class: Aves
Characteristics that place it here
horny beak, no teeth
large muscular stomach
feathers
large yoked eggs, hard shelled eggs
strong skeleton
Order: Charidriiformes
Characteristics that place it here
beak
good eyes
no teeth
Family: Alcidae
Characteristics that place it here
shore bird
gulls
Sea Gulls
pigeon
Genius and Species: cepphus columba
Characteristics that place it here
black beak
reproduce with their own species
almost all black bodies
one white mark in the middle of their body
orange feet
plumage is a mixture of black, white, and gray in winter
inhabits coast all around the North Atlantic ocean, it is more common on the American side
good flyers
do not build nests to put their eggs in but they lay their eggs straight on the rocks
two Guillemots usually share a territory on the
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Ronconi, Robert R.. "Pigeon Guillemot (cepphus columba)." April 2001. University of Michigan. 11 Feb 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cepphus_grylle.html>.
Jennings , Hugh J. . "Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba." 1 Feb 2002. 18 Feb 2004. <http://www.elwas.org/highlights/data/20021013_211840857>.