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Leucophaeus scoresbii (Dolphin Gull)

Synonyms: Gabianus scoresbii; Gabianus scoresbyi; Larus scoresbii

Wikipedia Abstract

The dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii), sometimes erroneously called the red-billed gull (a somewhat similar but unrelated species from New Zealand), is a gull native to southern Chile and Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. It is a coastal bird inhabiting rocky, muddy and sandy shores and is often found around seabird colonies. They have greyish feathers, and the feathers on their wings are a darker shade. Dolphin gulls have a varied diet, eating many things ranging from mussels to carrion.
View Wikipedia Record: Leucophaeus scoresbii

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
9
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 2.93301
EDGE Score: 1.36941
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.157 lbs (525 g)
Birth Weight [2]  41 grams
Female Weight [1]  1.10 lbs (499 g)
Male Weight [1]  1.215 lbs (551 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  10.4 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Endothermic [3]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  10 %
Diet - Scavenger [3]  70 %
Forages - Ground [3]  90 %
Forages - Water Surface [3]  10 %
Clutch Size [2]  2
Incubation [2]  25 days
Wing Span [2]  3.51 feet (1.07 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cabo de Hornos UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 12092102 Chile      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests Chile No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0