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 LC    Ross's Gull* Id (Atlas):
    Rhodostethia rosea

Description (10)
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Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Size
29 - 36 cm

First Described (Guide)
(MacGillivray, 1824)

Habitat
Open swamp tundra and pools and marshes in forest tundra. In non-breeding season, around sea-ice and rarely along coasts, even harbors.

Range (Guide)
Canada (B), China (mainland), Greenland (B), Japan, Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (European), USA (B).

Vagrant to Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Poland, Russia (Central Asian), Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Population
Estimated population is 25,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High melodious calls at breeding colonies. A mellow barking 'prrew' and tern-like 'kik-kik-kik...'. Generally silent at other times. Occasionally utter 'kuwa kuwa' in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

 
Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) [XC400677]
     by Joost van Bruggen from Vlissingen, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands (call)

 
Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) [XC400676]
     by Bart Gras from Vlissingen, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rosss Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) - 10 files


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