Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea - 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

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

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 27-06-2005
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