Sabine's Gulls [Xema]

Description

Xema is a genus that includes Sabine's Gull, a small gull with a distinctive tricolor pattern on its wings, black head in breeding plumage, and a forked tail. They breed in the Arctic and are pelagic during the non-breeding season, rarely seen near land.

Species
Sabine's Gull [Xema sabini]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Chordata
Class Birds
Aves
Order Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
Family Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
Statistics
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