A seabird of the northern Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. It glides over open water and gathers on coastal cliffs to breed.
It has a gull-like shape but tubular nostrils on the bill. Plumage ranges from light to dark morphs.
It searches for fish, squid, and crustaceans over the open ocean. During the breeding season it returns to colonies on steep coastal cliffs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.