#lava gull

[jadewolf-writes]

The rarest gull in the world (the Lava Gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, population 300-600 individuals), just chilling on the sundeck of the boat last week.

I was out on the top deck with my laptop, working on sorting photos, when I heard a cacophony of cackling. Crept up the stairs to see what it was. And there were two of these little bastards just sitting there, laughing at me. And laughed even harder when I ran to grab my camera only for them to duck into the railing, where no good picture was possible.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Unfortunately the lava gull isn't made out of lava, but that doesn't make it any less cool! They are named for their dark coloring, which allows them to blend seamlessly into the lava-rock of their home. The 300-600 members of the species reside exclusively on the Galapagos Islands, making them the rarest gull on Earth.

(Image: A lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) by Juan Arias Bermeo)

[burkh4rt]

[altamontpt]

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[plokool]

Fire type regional variant of Wingull that's a fire type and is based on the lava gull

[bestgullpoll]

Semifinals: Match 50

[Image ID: Two pictures of gulls. The left is a lava gull drinking from a swimming pool. The right is a little gull standing on a rock. /End ID]

lava gull vs little gull

lava gull

little gull

Voting ended onMay 22, 2023

The lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) is the rarest gull in the world. They are found only on the Galápagos Islands, predominantly the Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristobal, and Genovesa islands, with an estimated population of 300-600 individuals. They typically measure 51-55 cm (20-22 in) in length. Unlike other hooded gulls, their sooty brown-to-black head does not vary by season. They have red eyelids and white eye crescents. Their body is dark grey with paler grey underparts, their bill and legs are black, and their wings are dark grey with a white leading edge. On Genovesa they exploit the kleptoparasitic behavior of the magnificent frigatebird, capitalizing on botched attempts by the frigatebirds to steal fish from other seabirds. Unlike most gulls which nest close together, they are solitary nesters. They are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

The little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) can be found across northern Asia and Europe, and also has small colonies in southern Canada. At 25-30 cm (10-12 in) in length and 61-78 cm (24-30 in) in wingspan, they are the smallest gull species in the world. They have a black head, white underparts often with a pink flush, pale grey upperparts and wings, dark underwings, red legs, and thin black bill. They feed by picking small fish and invertebrates off the water surface and catching insects in the air.

lava gull image by Dick Daniels

little gull image by Andrej Chudý

[bestgullpoll]

Round 4: Match 46

[Image ID: Two pictures of gulls. The left is a lava gull standing on a rock. The right is a great black-backed gull standing on a wooden post. /End ID]

lava gull vs great black-backed gull

lava gull

great black-backed gull

Voting ended onMay 19, 2023

The lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) is the rarest gull in the world. They are found only on the Galápagos Islands, predominantly the Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristobal, and Genovesa islands, with an estimated population of 300-600 individuals. They typically measure 51-55 cm (20-22 in) in length. Unlike other hooded gulls, their sooty brown-to-black head does not vary by season. They have red eyelids and white eye crescents. Their body is dark grey with paler grey underparts, their bill and legs are black, and their wings are dark grey with a white leading edge. On Genovesa they exploit the kleptoparasitic behavior of the magnificent frigatebird, capitalizing on botched attempts by the frigatebirds to steal fish from other seabirds. Unlike most gulls which nest close together, they are solitary nesters. They are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is the largest gull in the world, measuring 64-79 cm (25-31 in) in length and 150-170 cm (59-67 in) in wingspan. They live and breed along the European and North American coasts and islands of the northern Atlantic. They have white underparts and head, dark grey back, dark grey wings with white "mirrors" at the tips, pink legs, and large, powerful yellow bill with red spot. They are apex predators and are known to frequently and aggressively hunt prey such as other smaller birds and mammals, unlike most other gulls. They also eat fish, crabs, and other invertebrates, and steal food from other birds.

lava gull image by Dick Daniels

great black-backed gull image by Bernard Spragg

[bestgullpoll]

Round 2, Side A: Match 23

[Image ID: Two pictures of gulls. The left is a lava gull standing in sand. The right is a Franklin's gull walking along a pebbly bank. /End ID]

lava gull vs Franklin's gull

lava gull

Franklin's gull

Voting ended onMay 10, 2023

The lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) is the rarest gull in the world. They are found only on the Galápagos Islands, predominantly the Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristobal, and Genovesa islands, with an estimated population of 300-600 individuals. They typically measure 51-55 cm (20-22 in) in length. Unlike other hooded gulls, their sooty brown-to-black head does not vary by season. They have red eyelids and white eye crescents. Their body is dark grey with paler grey underparts, their bill and legs are black, and their wings are dark grey with a white leading edge. On Genovesa they exploit the kleptoparasitic behavior of the magnificent frigatebird, capitalizing on botched attempts by the frigatebirds to steal fish from other seabirds. Unlike most gulls which nest close together, they are solitary nesters. They are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

The Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small gull found in central Canada and northern United States and migrates to winter in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and the Caribbean. They typically measure 32-36 cm (13-14 in) in length and 85-95 cm (33-37 in) in wingspan. They have a black hood, red bill and legs, white eye crescents, dark grey back, and white underparts which sometimes show a rosy pink cast. Their dark grey wings have black tips with white spots at the very tips of the primaries and a white band at the trailing edge. They feed on worms and insects, small fish, crabs, and small amounts of vegetation. When foraging in water, they sometimes swim in circles to create a vortex to bring prey closer to the surface.

lava gull image by Andy Morffew

Franklin's gull image by Terry Sohl