Ivory Gull Photo Gallery
Adult
Plump gull with a thin bill. Adults are entirely white with a yellow-tipped bill and a dark eye.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, November 06, 2010Immature
Full-bellied gull with a small head and thin bill. Immatures have a dark mask around the face and black speckling on the wings and tail.
© Nathan Goldberg / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, January 06, 2016Adult
Ivory Gulls are highly opportunistic foragers, foraging on small fish, invertebrates, and small mammals, as well as carcasses and human trash.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, November 06, 2010Not all videos have soundImmature
The amount of black markings on immature birds varies; some have a slight smudge on the face and light speckling on the wings and tail, while others have a dark mask and heavy speckling.
© David Disher / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, December 07, 2009Adult
The only all white gull. Note thin yellow-tipped bill and black eyes and legs.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibrarySvalbard, June 14, 2015Immature
Immature has sooty speckling on the face, a dusky gray bill, and dark gray spots on the tips of wing and tail feathers.
© Cam Nikkel / Macaulay LibrarySaskatchewan, December 19, 2022Not all videos have soundImmature
The amount of black speckling on the wings and tail of immatures is variable, but they usually have black-tipped flight feathers and wing coverts.
© Steve Kolbe / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, January 05, 2016Adult
Breeds on rocky islands and cliffs near pack ice in the high Arctic. In the winter found near pack and drift ice.
© William Stein III MD PhD / Macaulay LibrarySvalbard, September 05, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae)
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