Flight Speed of Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea, and Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Hedenström, Anders
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: flight speed; optical range finder; wind response; Rhodostethia rosea; Larus sabini; vitesse de vol; télémètre optique; réaction au vent; Taymyr; Arctic; Sabine's Gull; Taymyr Peninsula; Siberia
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64126

I report here for the first time measured flight speeds of Ross's and Sabine's gulls, obtained by optical range finder on the northeast Taymyr peninsula, Siberia. For two flocks of Ross's gulls, airspeeds were 12.2 m/s and 14.6 m/s. Mean airspeed for the Sabine's gulls was 13.9 m...