Its breeding distribution includes north-eastern Canada, northern Greenland, Svalbard, and several archipelagos in northwestern reaches of the Russian Federation. Since 1984, ivory gull has been included in the Red Book of Russia and regional Red Lists of polar subjects of the Russian Federation. During the winter, Ivory gulls live near polynyas - a large area of open water surrounded by sea ice. It is assumed that ivory gulls stay within ice-covered seas and feed along the ice edge. Ivory gull definition is - a gull (Pagophila eburnea) that is circumpolar in distribution and migrates as far south as New Brunswick and England. Problemy Arktiki and Antarktiki 83 (3): 127 - 151. The species is monotypic. Length: 40 to 49 cm (16 to 19 in). There are small, scattered colonies in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Spitsbergen and the northern islands and archipelagos of Russia in the Kara Sea. The Ivory Gull is notable for exploiting remote and desolate reaches of the high Arctic. Distribution and Population The Ivory Gull nests at certain specific sites in the High Arctic. In the fall it migrates only short distances south, but some birds reach more temperate areas. The ivory gull was initially described by Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave in 1774 as Larus eburneus from a specimen collected on Spitsbergen. The ivory gull, scientific name Pagophila eburnea is a small gull, the one species within the genus Pagophila. Description. The Ivory Gull nests at certain specific sites in the High Arctic. Since 1984, ivory gull has been included in the Red Book of Russia and regional Red Lists of polar subjects of the Russian Federation.

Report Ivory Gull sightings to ebird.org or NWT_NUChecklist.TNO_NUReleve@canada.ca Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) Newfoundland & Labrador Species at Risk Status: Endangered The Ivory Gull is a small seabird with black legs and dark eyes. The Ivory Gull is a small species of gull that breeds in the arctic. The Ivory Gull is a medium-sized gull that can be identified by its pure white plumage and black legs. There are small, scattered colonies in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Spitsbergen and the northern islands and archipelagos of Russia in the Kara Sea. The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a small gull, the only species in the genus Pagophila.It breeds in the high Arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through Greenland, northernmost North America, and Eurasia.. Taxonomy. To compile and analyze all satellite transmitter tracking data produced by 13 ivory gulls in order to produce automatic procedures to (1) sort the data (distinguish feeding/breeding grounds, migratory routes, wintering grounds), (2) link them with available sea ice databases (e.g. Ivory gulls breed in the high Arctic and have a circumpolar distribution through Greenland, northernmost North America, and Eurasia.

Scattered colonies occur in arctic Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, on islands in the Kara Sea and on Severnaya Zemlya. It has a slate blue bill that becomes pale yellow to dark orange at the tip. The wintering distribution of the Ivory Gull is poorly known but is generally along the southern edge of pack ice. The ivory gull has a semi-circumpolar breeding distribution, with scattered colonies in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Svalbard and the Russian Arctic.