ivory gull


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ivory gull

n
(Animals) a white gull, Pagophila (or Larus) eburneus, mostly confined to arctic regions
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Noun1.ivory gull - white Arctic gullivory gull - white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
sea gull, seagull, gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
genus Pagophila, Pagophila - a genus of Laridae
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Already in 2018, a mega-rare ivory gull was spotted at the Lake County Fairgrounds, and a slaty-backed gull turned up at Calumet.
Stenhouse and others (2001) classified the Sabine's Gull as a "solitary low-density" nester, and reported that of 4 closely related species (Sabine's Gull; Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla; Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea; and Swallow-tailed Gull, Creagrus furcatus; Chu 1998; Pons and others 2005), only the Sabine's Gull is often a solitary nester.
Among the mounted specimens is an Ivory Gull, which lives near the North Pole.
The scavengers turn out to be a polar bear and an ivory gull. While polar bears usually eat ringed seal, their availability can be quite limited at times and scavenging is widespread.
The call is a deep "laughing" cry.The Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a small gull, the only species in its genus.
Four species of ice sea - ringed, bearded, harp and ribbon Four species of whale - grey, beluga, bowhead and narwhal Sea butterfly Three species of seabirds - Kittlitz's murrelet, spectacled eider and ivory gull Caribou/reindeer Musk ox (ANI)
The Hayes River system is home to polar bear, wolverine, woodland caribou, the ivory gull, sturgeon, brook trout, beluga whales, bald eagles, and moose, as well as a wide range of other wildlife.
I am sure no one could have forgotten the majestic ivory gull at Morfa Bychan beach - what a beauty.
-A YOUNG Ivory Gull - the world's most northerly species of bird - has come from the Arctic and settled on the beach at Montrose Basin in Scotland.
In June 1916, Stefansson collected two sets of eggs (one Brant and one Ivory Gull) on a newly discovered island, later named Meighen Island, and these were the most northerly vertebrates collected from the expedition.