Lava Gull

The Lava Gull is a large gull. One of the rarest gulls in the world, the entire population lives on the Galapagos Islands and is estimated at 400 pairs.

The Lava Gull is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Lava Gull is categorized as 'vulnerable' by the IUCN Red List because it exists in small numbers and though the population is stable, it faces numerous threats. More

Lava Gull is categorized as "vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List because it exists in small numbers and though the population is stable, it faces numerous threats. * Il gabbiano fuligginoso è un uccello della famiglia dei Laridi. * イワカモメ（Larus fuliginosus）は、動物界脊索動物門鳥綱チドリ目カモメ科カモメ属に分類される鳥類。 * De lavameeuw (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) is een zeldzame vogel (er zijn 3-400 paren) die endemisch is op de Galapagoseilanden. More

The Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) is a large gull. One of the rarest gulls in the world, the entire population lives on the Galapagos Islands and is estimated at 400 pairs. The adult plumage, acquired in the third year of life, consists of a black head, black wings, and with a dark gray body and a paler gray belly. The bill and legs are black, and the inside of the mouth is scarlet. They have white upper and lower eyebrows, with red lids. More

These Lava Gulls, distinguished by their dark gray bodies, nest in small, loosely formed colonies in the bays and salt water lagoons of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabella islands. They are scavengers, feeding on dead organisms in the water, raiding nests of other birds, and freshly hatched lizards and turtles. There are less than 1000 Lava Gulls in the Galapagos, making these perhaps the rarest gulls on earth. Swallow-tailed gull The Swallow-tailed gull is the only gull to feed only at night. More

There are less than 800 lava gulls alive, making this the rarest gull in the world. The name comes from its dark sooty-grey plumage, which is darkest on the wings and paler on the belly, and also because it spends much of its time on the lava rocks ... More

The lava gull feeds on a wide variety of animals; crustaceans, baby marine iguanas, small fish and seabird eggs, and will also scavenge around fishing boats and at human settlements for offal and scraps. It is also known to feed on the placentas of sea lions. Feeding occurs along the shore, which it flies along at three to five meters while scanning for food, or whilst hovering over the water’s surface, waiting to snatch any floating offal (2). More

The Lava Gull is categorized as "vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List because it exists in small numbers and though the population is stable, it faces numerous threats. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

Lava Gulls: The Lava Gull (Larus fuliginosus), is thought to be rarest gull in the world numbering only some 400 pairs . It is found only the Galapagos. Though few in number, it is widely distributed around the coasts of the archipelago. The adult lava gull is dark grey all over with the head and upper neck almost black, forming a hood. Its white eye-ting contrasts sharply with the hood, as does its scarlet gape. More

Lava gull Larus fuliginosus (detail of above) - Location: Fisherman's wharf, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Gal More

The Lava Gull is primarily a scavenger and nest robber. It will also eat lizards and newly hatched iguanas and turtles, and will on occasion catch fish and small crustaceans in. More

The Lava Gull is categorized as "vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List because it exists in small numbers and though the population is stable, it faces numerous threats. - ABOUT ME More

The lava gull is an endemic Galapagos seabird (Harrison 1983). The photograph is of a first-year individual in the fish market at Puerto Aroya, Santa Cruz Island. There are no recent estimates of the number of nesting pairs but Snow and Snow (1969) estimated about 300-400 pairs might nest in the islands based on the number counted along 35 miles of coastline. It does not wander far from shore. Lava Gulls nest as single pairs often in sheltered locations near coastal lagoons. More

The Lava Gull is easily identified by its nearly-uniform gray color, black tail feathers and black-and-white eyes. It can quite easily blend into the lava formations where it makes its home (hence the name). It is a relative of the Laughing Gull native to North America (it also has a similar, distinctive laugh-like call). As special and rare as the Lava Gull is, it's behavior is much like that of other gulls. More