Wildlifeof Thailand
Sabine's Gull
Laridae
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Xema sabini
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, fish and marine invertebrates
Habitat
Arctic tundra; open ocean outside breeding season
Range
Circumpolar Arctic, migrating through Atlantic and Pacific
Sabine's gull is a small, graceful gull with a dark grey hood in breeding plumage and a striking black-white-grey triangular wing pattern. It nests beside Arctic tundra pools and migrates far offshore through the Atlantic and Pacific. Birds pick insects from land and water during breeding and take fish and marine invertebrates from the ocean surface during migration (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Sabine's Gull eat?
- Insects, fish and marine invertebrates
- What habitat does the Sabine's Gull live in?
- Arctic tundra; open ocean outside breeding season
- Where is the Sabine's Gull found?
- Circumpolar Arctic, migrating through Atlantic and Pacific