Iqiggaviarjuk • Sabine's Gull
Bird - Xema sabini
Sabine's Gull is a small gull, often referred to as the fork-tailed gull referring to the distinguishing shape of its two-pronged, long tail. It breeds in colonies along the coastal tundra areas of the Arctic. During breeding season, Sabine's Gull eats terrestrial and freshwater prey around the tundra.
Main Photo Credit: Sabine's Gull by Ómar Runólfsson, 2011. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xema_sabini_-Iceland_-swimming-8_(5).jpg. Licenced with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0.
Second Photo Credit: Sabine's Gull by Omar Runolfsson, 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine's_gull#/media/File:Xema_sabini_-Iceland_-swimming-8_(1).jpg. Licenced with CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0.
English
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Sabine's Gull
Dialect
Standard English
Source
Common Birds of Nunavut, Mallory 2013: 163
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Standard English |
Français
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Mouette de Sabine
Dialect
Français canadien
Source
AES French translation services, 2025
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Français canadien |
Greenlandic
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Taateraarnaq
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Kalaallisut |
Inuktut
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Iqalgagiaq
Dialect
Inuinnaqtun
Source
Angulalik 2012: 42
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Inuinnaqtun |
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Iqilgagiaq
Dialect
Inuinnaqtun
Source
Angulalik 2012: 42
Dialect
Kangiryuarmiutun
Source
Kudlak and Compton 2018: 75
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Inuinnaqtun, Kangiryuarmiutun |
Inupiaq
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Iqirgagiaq
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North Alaskan Iñupiaq |
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Qargagiaq
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North Alaskan Iñupiaq |

