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Sabine's Gull (*Xema sabini*) is a species of bird within the family Laridae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species is diurnal and inhabits marine environments. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as (Sabine, 1819).
The bird has a wingspan of 86.5 and a mass of 185. Its egg incubation period is 24, and the litter size is 2.36. The taxon range includes Brazil, South America, and Africa. The IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a designation noted in 2020. Common names for the species include gwylan Sabine, Schwalbenmöwe, and Gaviota de Sabine.
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Species
Least ConcernSabine’s Gull
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Xema sabini
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- Xema sabini
- taxon common name
- gaivota-andorinha
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- wingspan
- 86.5
- egg incubation period
- 24
- litter size
- 2.36
- taxon range
- Africa
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
Sabine's gull (/ˈseɪbaɪn/ SAY-bine or /ˈsæbaɪn/ SAB-ine) (Xema sabini) is a small gull. It is usually treated as the only species placed in the genus Xema, though some authors include it with other gulls in a wide view of the genus Larus. It has also been known historically as fork-tailed gull or xeme (from the genus name). It breeds in colonies on Arctic coasts and tundra, laying two or three spotted olive-brown eggs in a ground nest lined with grass. Sabine's gull is pelagic outside the breeding season. It takes a wide variety of mainly animal food, and will eat any suitable small prey.
Taxonomy
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