Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea - Mouette blanche

Mouette blanche
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Pagophila

  • Species
    :

    eburnea

Descriptor

Phipps, 1774

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 48 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 106 à 118 cm.
  • Weight
    : 448 à 687 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette blanche
adult plum. breeding
Mouette blanche
First year

Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Mouette blanche,
  • Gaviota marfileña,
  • gaivota-marfim,
  • Elfenbeinmöwe,
  • hósirály,
  • Ivoormeeuw,
  • Gabbiano eburneo,
  • ismås,
  • Ismåke,
  • čajka biela,
  • racek sněžní,
  • Ismåge,
  • jäälokki,
  • gavina d'ivori,
  • Ísmáfur,
  • mewa modrodzioba,
  • sniega kaija,
  • beli galeb,
  • Белая чайка,
  • ゾウゲカモメ,
  • 白鸥,
  • 象牙鷗,

Voice song and cries

Mouette blanche
First year

Habitat

Mouette blanche
adult

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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