Swallow-tailed Gull

It is the only fully nocturnal gull and seabird in the world,

The Swallow-tailed Gull is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

swallow-tailed gull can nest at any time of the year, "winter" is not well defined for it, but most birds disperse during October-February. Some northern gulls, including Sabine's, become partly nocturnal when they come to the tropics in winter. This allows them to avoid overheating, as well as being robbed by frigatebirds (Fregata). Their food - small fish, squid and large plankton - is also more available at night, when it comes close to surface. More

* Swallow-tailed Gull, equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae * Swallow-tailed Kite, elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina * Swallow-tailed Moth, moth of the family Geometridae See also - * Swallowtail Disambig gray.svg This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. More

The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is an equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae. It is the only species in the genus Creagrus, which derives from the Latin Creagra and the Greek kreourgos which means butcher, also from kreas, meat; according to Jobling it would mean "hook for meat" referring to the hooked bill of this species. It was first described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1846. More

The Swallow-tailed gull (Creagus furcatus) is a nocturnal foraging seabird that breeds mostly in the Galapagos Islands; a few pairs nest on Malpelo Island off Colombia (Harrison 1983). Nesting pairs feed nearby their nesting islands but when it is not breeding, the swallow-tailed gull travels widely in Humboldt Current region including as far north as Panama, and south to Peru. Its habit of nocturnal foraging is unique among gulls. Its diet is squid and fish (Harris 1970). More

The Swallow-tailed Gull has no structural or plumage differences between the male and female. In the breeding season, the adult has a black plumaged head and a bright red fleshy rim around each eye. Outside the breeding season, the head is white and the eye rim becomes black. It has a grayish upper breast, gray mantle, and black wingtips. The mostly black bill has a contrasting white tip. More

Swallow-tailed GullThe Swallow-tailed Gull is an equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. When it is not breeding it is totally pelagic, migrating eastward to the coasts of Ecuador and Peru. It is unique within the gulls for feeding exclusively at night (Harris 1970), feeding mostly on squid. It breeds colonially throughout the year; unlike most other gull species it lays a single egg per breeding attempt (Agreda & Anderson 2003) . More

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Aspects of the topic swallow-tailed gull are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in gull (bird)) ...Abounding in the Arctic, Sabine’s gull (Xema sabini) has a forked tail and a habit of running and picking up food like a plover. The swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) of the Galapagos Islands is a striking... More

The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is an equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Gal More

The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is an equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae. It is the only species in the genus Creagrus. It was first described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1846, its specific epithet derived from the Latin furca "two-tined fork". The species is almost entirely a breeding endemic of the Galapagos Islands, although a few nesting pairs breed on Malpelo Island off the coast of Colombia. More

Swallow-tailed gull, mating, male on top, female just visible below, Creagrus furcata, Wolf Island Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Swallow-tailed gull. Image ID: 01752 Species: Swallowtail gull, Creagrus furcata Location: South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Swallow-tailed gull. More

The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is a species of seabird of the gull family. It is found in the equatorial seas where it spends most of its time hunting on the open ocean. Its main breeding grounds is on the cliffs of the larger Galápagos Islands, and on some of the smaller islands. It is typically found along the eastern islands where the water is warmer. It is also found in smaller numbers on Malpelo Island off the coast of Colombia. More

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swallow-tailed gulls and tropicbirds have made these cliffs there home.An Introduction to the Galapagos Islands by Eduardo Jorge / Travel, recreation and leisure communityEspecially interesting to me, photographically, were two common birds: the boobies (three species) and the Swallow-tailed Gull.Portraiture on the Enchanted Islands by Bloom, Sherman / PSA JournalThe patches are a main destination for many land birds such as the Nazca Boobies and the swallow-tailed gulls. More

Swallow-tailed gulls nest in small colonies on islands concentrated in the eastern archipelago, breeding all times of year. Their courtship ritual involves mutual preening, head-tossing, and regurgitation of food by the male. The young have a recognizably harsh call, consisting of an initial scream that displays their red gape and tongue, an uncharacteristic rattle, and a final clicking noise, which may also be used for echo-location during night feeding. More