Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea

Described by: Phipps (1774)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Pagophila alba, Larus albus

Photographs

Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA - Nov 6, 2010 © Glen Tepke  Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA - Nov 6, 2010 © Glen Tepke  Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA - Nov 6, 2010 © Glen Tepke  Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA - Nov 6, 2010 © Glen Tepke  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada - Feb 4, 2005 © Richard Stern 
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Range

Arctic circumpolar;
Fragmented breeding distribution;
N. Canada (Prince Patrick Is., n. Ellef Ringines, Meighen, Queen Elizabeth Is., se. Ellesmere Is., and n. Baffin Is.). N. Greenland (Disko Bay). Svalbard. Franz Josef Land. N. Novaya Zemlya. Severnaya Zemlya to Herald Is. (New Siberian Is.).
Winters in pack ice between w. Greenland and e. Canada (Newfoundland).

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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