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Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Laridae

Sabine's gull ( SAY-bine or SAB-ine) (Xema sabini) is a small gull. It is usually treated as the only species placed in the genus Xema, though some authors include it with other gulls in a wide view of the genus Larus. It has also been known historically as fork-tailed gull or xeme (from the genus name).

Distribution

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