Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada
We found a small, previously undiscovered breeding colony of Ross’s gulls (Rhodostethia rosea) in Nunavut, Canada, approximately 80 km from a previous colony location occupied during the 1970s. The birds nested in association with arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea). The collective observations from th...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63379 2023-05-15T14:19:05+02:00 Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada Mallory, Mark L. Gilchrist, H. Grant Mallory, Carolyn L. 2009-12-16 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63379 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63379/47316 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63379 ARCTIC; Vol. 59 No. 3 (2006): September: 247–350; 319-321 1923-1245 0004-0843 Ross’s gull Rhodostethia rosea Arctic Canada mouette rosée Arctique info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2009 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:20:48Z We found a small, previously undiscovered breeding colony of Ross’s gulls (Rhodostethia rosea) in Nunavut, Canada, approximately 80 km from a previous colony location occupied during the 1970s. The birds nested in association with arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea). The collective observations from this region of the High Arctic suggest that Ross’s gulls may move colonies each year, or that colony occupation is intermittent. Nous avons repéré une petite colonie de reproduction de mouettes rosées (Rhodostethia rosea) non découverte jusqu’à ce moment-là au Nunavut, au Canada, à environ 80 kilomètres de l’emplacement d’une autre colonie occupée dans les années 1970. Les oiseaux nichaient avec des sternes arctiques (Sterna paradisaea). Les observations collectives de cette région de l’Extrême-Arctique laissent supposer que les mouettes rosées peuvent changer de colonie chaque année ou que l’occupation des colonies est intermittente. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Nunavut Sterna paradisaea University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Canada Découverte ENVELOPE(141.558,141.558,-66.775,-66.775) Nunavut Penny Strait ENVELOPE(-97.002,-97.002,76.502,76.502) ARCTIC 59 3 |
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We found a small, previously undiscovered breeding colony of Ross’s gulls (Rhodostethia rosea) in Nunavut, Canada, approximately 80 km from a previous colony location occupied during the 1970s. The birds nested in association with arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea). The collective observations from this region of the High Arctic suggest that Ross’s gulls may move colonies each year, or that colony occupation is intermittent. Nous avons repéré une petite colonie de reproduction de mouettes rosées (Rhodostethia rosea) non découverte jusqu’à ce moment-là au Nunavut, au Canada, à environ 80 kilomètres de l’emplacement d’une autre colonie occupée dans les années 1970. Les oiseaux nichaient avec des sternes arctiques (Sterna paradisaea). Les observations collectives de cette région de l’Extrême-Arctique laissent supposer que les mouettes rosées peuvent changer de colonie chaque année ou que l’occupation des colonies est intermittente. |
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Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada |
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Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada |
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Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada |
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Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada |
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Ross’s Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Breeding in Penny Strait, Nunavut, Canada |
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