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Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: LARIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened

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A small white gull of the high Arctic, the Ivory Gull only rarely comes south of the Bering Sea or the Maritime Provinces. In fact, it rarely is found away from pack ice, spending the winter on the ice north of Newfoundland.

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Calls

Call a harsh, discordant, and tern-like "keeuur."

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The Allure of the Ivory Gull. Story and photos in Living Bird magazine.

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