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OverviewAI-generated
The ivory gull, scientifically named *Pagophila eburnea*, is a species of bird classified within the family Laridae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon name is attributed to Phipps, 1774, and the species is recognized as accepted in the World Register of Marine Species. Its habitat is described as marine.
Physical characteristics of the ivory gull include a wingspan of 111 and a mass of 617. According to the IUCN Red List, the species was assessed as Near Threatened in 2018. The taxon is associated with the Commons category and gallery for *Pagophila eburnea*.
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Species
Near Threatenedivory gull
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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Encyclopedic overview
The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a small gull, the only species in the genus Pagophila. It is a resident breeding bird in the high Arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through Greenland, northernmost North America, and Eurasia.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ivory Gull” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.