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Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

General Status Rank:

Secure

ELCODE:

ABNNM06010

Common Name:

Sabine's Gull

Scientific Name:

Xema sabini

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Taxonomy

Group:

Bird

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Aves

Order:

Charadriiformes

Family:

Laridae

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General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

non-hunted species

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Habitat

low, wet tundra close to coast

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Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic, Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf, Arctic Basin, Viscount Melville Sea Region, High Arctic Sea Archipelago, Queen Maud Gulf

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Distribution

0.13; Range estimated from map provided in Canadian Wildlife Service - Prairie and Northern Region, 2009. Bird Distributions in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories: 2009 Review

Score:

FG

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Marine Distribution Description:

most Sabine's Gulls breeding in the Canadian High Arctic migrate west to (via Beaufort Sea) the Pacific Ocean and spend the winter months feeding off the coast of Peru.

Winter Distribution Description:

South America, seas

Number of Occurrences

exact numbers not known, 10 confirmed nesting records from NWT checklist; breeding populations are highly concentrated with 90% at 2 locations on nw. Banks Island (H182)

Score:

C

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Area of Occupancy

unknown but likely stable

Score:

-

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Population

Population Size

Exact numbers in the NWT not known. Approximately 28,000 pairs in both the NWT and Nunavut (R259) Approximately 1,386 ± 700 SE to 1,661 ± 668 SE individuals nw. Banks Island in early 1990's, with historical estimates for all of Banks Island as high as 25,000 (W114)

Score:

EF

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Density

colonial or solitary

Trends

Trends

unknown but likely stable

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Threats

Threats

Human disturbance, contaminants, pollution

Score:

C

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Intrinsic Vulnerability

possibly pollution, development, global climate change

Score:

-

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General Status Rank

Rank:

Secure

Status Rank Description:

Uncertainty in numbers and trends

S Rank:

S4

Decision Process Description:

Drafted by Grant Gilchrist and Myra Rpbertson and reviewed by S. Carriere in 2000 based mostly on printed material. Reviewed in 2005 by C. Swoboda, based on printed material: no change in status.; Reviewed in 2010;no change; Reviewed by Paul F. Woodard CWS in 2015, no change

Last Updated:

July 10, 2015

References

Area of Occupancy

Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return

Economic Status

Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return

Ecozones

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Habitat

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return
Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return
Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Number of Occurrences

Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return
Canadian Wildlife Service (2005) NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey database. Environment Canada / Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/nature/migratorybirds/nwtbcs/index.en.html - LA20 Return
Mactavish, Bruce (2003) Rare gulls in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Yukon Warbler Spring 2003 - NSC2 Return
cameron.eckert (2006) NWT Species General Status Ranks. /unix [cameron.eckert@gov.yk.ca] dated 02-03-06, details from D Tate to follow. (S Carriere 2006) copy in Binder - H182 Return

Population Size

Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return

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Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return

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Anonymous (2003) Wings over Water – Canada’s Waterbird Conservation Plan. Canadian Wildlife Service, - CS26 Return

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Mallory, M. and A.J. Fontaine, 2004. (2004) Occasional Paper 109, Canadian Wildlife Service http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/3CF6D6D9-A460-4348-9C10-79648C948B2E/KeyMarineHabitatSitesForMigratoryBirdsInNunavutAndTheNorthwestTerritories.pdf - R259 Return

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Day, Robert H., Ian J. Stenhouse and H. Grant Gilchrist. (2001) Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology). - W114 Return

Range Extent

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Short Term Trends

Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return

Taxonomy

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return

Threats

Godfrey WE (1986) The Birds of Canada. National Museums of Canada Revised Edition RWED Library Call #QL685.G6 - B004 Return
Gilchrist Grant (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Biologist, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H131 Return
Robertson Myra (2000) Pers. communication. Wildlife Population Technician, Eastern Arctic, CWS Yellowknife - H132 Return