Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull Xema sabini

Described by: Sabine, J. (1819)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Sep 8, 2004 © William Hull  Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Sep 8, 2004 © William Hull  Pacific Ocean west of Carmel, California, USA - Aug 31, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Pacific Ocean west of Carmel, California, USA - Aug 31, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Le Croisic, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de La Loire, France - Sep 16, 2001 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

Circumpolar Holarctic;
(1) Svalbard e. to Taymyr Peninsula, New Siberian Is. and the Lena River Delta.
(2) Chukchi Peninsula.
(3) Ne. Siberia (Anadyr Gulf, Anadyrland) e. to n. and w. Alaska from Kotzebue Sound to Bristol Bay.
(4) Arctic Canada in nw. Mackenzie, Banks Is., Victoria Is., Bathurst Is., nw. Devon, Bylot Is. and s. locally to King William Is., s. Southampton Is., nw. Keewatin and s. Baffin Is. Nw. Greenland.
Winters in the tropical e. Pacific Ocean off South America s. to Peru and Atlantic Ocean off w. Africa from the equator s. to South Africa.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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