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Ross's Gull Range Map

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Migration

After breeding moves from tundra to sea ice but remains in the Arctic. Wintering areas are not precisely known.

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Species in This Family

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae)

Little Gull

Ross's Gull

Black-legged Kittiwake

American Herring Gull

Vega Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Glaucous Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

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