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Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Least Concern
Envergadura
53,0 cm
Peso
182,16666666666666 g
Familia
Laridae
Orden
Charadriiformes

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Sabine's Gull, 27–32 cm, is an elegant small gull breeding in Arctic tundra and wintering in the Humboldt and Benguela Current upwellings. Striking tricoloured wing pattern — dark primaries, grey secondaries, white inner wing. Long-distance migrant; crosses equator twice annually. Planktivore and piscivore.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 53,0 cm 20.9 in
Peso 182,16666666666666 g 6.43 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: HC. Incubation: 23-25 days. Fledging: 35 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-3

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Charadriiformes (Limícolas y Gaviotas)
Familia Laridae (Gaviotas y Charranes)
Genus Xema
Especies Xema sabini

Distribution

Sabine's Gull has been recorded in 8 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Sabine's Gull endangered?
The Sabine's Gull has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Sabine's Gull nest?
Nest type: HC. Incubation: 23-25 days. Fledging: 35 days.
How big is the Sabine's Gull?
The Sabine's Gull has a wingspan of 53.0 cm, weight of 182.16666666666666 g.
What order and family does the Sabine's Gull belong to?
The Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae.

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