Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Laridae > Genus: Pagophila > Species: Pagophila eburnea

Ivory Gull - Pagophila eburnea (Phipps, 1774)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by 4 international agreements

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Legal text Annex Conditions More information
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) Synonym for this species is listed in OSPAR Convention. See there for more details.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864

Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Elfenbeinmöwe German Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gabbiano eburneo Italian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gaivota-marfim Portuguese Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gaviota Marfileña Spanish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Hósirály Hungarian Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ismåke Norwegian Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning
Ismås Swedish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ivoormeeuw Dutch Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ivory Gull English Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Jäälokki Finnish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mewa modrodzioba Polish Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mouette ivoire French Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Synonym Author
Larus eburneus Phipps, 1774

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:06040 European bird-ringing
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia Wikipedia
WoRMS World Register of Marine Species

External data

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