Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea
Ivory Gull, Edmund Fellowes

Introduction

Probably the most northerly breeding bird species and normally found around ice-floes, one or two individuals are recorded each winter, often near fishing harbours.

Ivory Gull, Edmund Fellowes

Key Stats

Status
Very rare
Very rare
Weight
Weight
552.5g
BTO Records
BTO Records
485 records
Population and distribution stats for:

Movement

Information about Ivory Gull movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Ivory Gull, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Ivory Gull

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Charadriiformes
  • Family: Laridae
  • Scientific name: Pagophila eburnea
  • Authority: Phipps, 1774
  • BTO 2-letter code: IV
  • BTO 5-letter code: IVOGU
  • Euring code number: 6040

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: gavina d'ivori
  • Czech: racek snežní
  • Danish: Ismåge
  • Dutch: Ivoormeeuw
  • Estonian: vandelkajakas
  • Finnish: jäälokki
  • French: Mouette blanche
  • German: Elfenbeinmöwe
  • Hungarian: hósirály
  • Icelandic: Ísmáfur
  • Irish: Faoileán Eabhartha
  • Italian: Gabbiano eburneo
  • Latvian: sniega kaija
  • Lithuanian: snieginis kiras
  • Norwegian: Ismåke
  • Polish: mewa modrodzioba
  • Portuguese: gaivota-marfim
  • Slovak: cajka biela
  • Slovenian: beli galeb
  • Spanish: Gaviota marfileña
  • Swedish: ismås
  • Welsh: Gwylan Ifori

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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