Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

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Identification

33-36 cm (13-14") Tundra ponds in summer, deep ocean in migration and winter. Triangular white patch on the rear edge of the wing.

Song: grating or squeaking.

Details in the field

4 photos

Credit: Alan Vernon

Credit: Tom Benson

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2 videos

Sabine's Gull (Schwalbenmöwe) on Lake Zurich, Switzerland October 2011: 02

Credit: piebstrains1

Sabine's Gull (Larus sabini), 1cy, 30.9.2012, Vester Vedsted Enge

Credit: Kent Olsen