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Sabine's Gull

(Xema sabini)
Alternate name(s): "Fork-tailed Gull", "Xeme"
German name(s): "Schwalbenmöwe"

Size: 27-33 cm; wing span: 81-87 cm
Weight: 135-225 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Sabine's Gull at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Lateral view of a juvenile Sabine's Gull in flight; note the strong dark underwing bar near the trailing edge
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Distant lateral view of a juvenile Sabine's Gull in flight, wings up; note the dark-grey inner upperwing (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

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