WoRMS name details

Larus sabini Sabine, 1819

137151  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137151)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Sabine, J. (1819). XXXII. An Account of a new Species of Gull lately discovered on the West Coast of Greenland. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 12(2): 520-523., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/759138#page/556/mode/1up
page(s): 522 (naming) [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Description Length: 30-36 cm. Plumage: tail forked; back and wing coverts grey; hindneck, rump and tail white; below all white; primary...  
Description Length: 30-36 cm. Plumage: tail forked; back and wing coverts grey; hindneck, rump and tail white; below all white; primary coverts and primaries black; secondaries white, forms a broad white wedge in spread wing; nape in non-breeding dress grey, head in breeding dress dark grey with a narrow black border separating it from white collar. Immature like adult but back, hind neck and crown brownish-grey; tail with black tip. Bare parts: iris dark brown; eyering vermilion; bill black tipped yellow; feet and legs brownish to dusky pink with yellowish webs. Habitat: open ocean. Rare palearctic migrant to seas off South Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Larus sabini Sabine, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137151 on 2024-03-28
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original description Sabine, J. (1819). XXXII. An Account of a new Species of Gull lately discovered on the West Coast of Greenland. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 12(2): 520-523., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/759138#page/556/mode/1up
page(s): 522 (naming) [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Length: 30-36 cm. Plumage: tail forked; back and wing coverts grey; hindneck, rump and tail white; below all white; primary coverts and primaries black; secondaries white, forms a broad white wedge in spread wing; nape in non-breeding dress grey, head in breeding dress dark grey with a narrow black border separating it from white collar. Immature like adult but back, hind neck and crown brownish-grey; tail with black tip. Bare parts: iris dark brown; eyering vermilion; bill black tipped yellow; feet and legs brownish to dusky pink with yellowish webs. Habitat: open ocean. Rare palearctic migrant to seas off South Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
LanguageName 
Danish Sabinemåge  [details]
Dutch vorkstaartmeeuw  [details]
English Sabine's gull  [details]
French mouette de Sabine  [details]
Swedish tärnmås  [details]
Welsh gwylan Sabine  [details]