A photo of a Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Swallow-tailed Gull

Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus

The swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) is an equatorial seabird in the gull family, Laridae. It is the only species in the genus Creagrus. It spends most of its life flying and hunting over the open ocean. The main breeding location is in the Galápagos Islands, particularly the rocky shores and cliffs of Hood, Tower and Wolf Islands, with lower numbers on most of the other islands. It is more common on the eastern islands where the water is warmer. It is the only fully nocturnal gull and seabird in the world, preying on squid and small fish which rise to the surface at night to feed on plankton.
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Trevor Leitz
Monday 08 Aug 2022 - 1:06pm
Ecuador
A map showing the sighting location
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Trevor Leitz
Monday 08 Aug 2022 - 11:13am
Ecuador
A map showing the sighting location
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Grace Kinney Broderick
Sunday 15 Aug 2021 - 8:00am
Ecuador
A photo of a Swallow-tailed Gull photographed in  Ecuador
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Elizabeth Redpath
Monday 21 Jun 2021 - 3:02am
Ecuador
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