Sabine's gull Sabine's gull The Sabine's gull ("Xema sabini"), also known as the fork-tailed gull or xeme, is a small gull. Its generic placement is disputed; some authors treat it as the sole species in the genus Xema as Xema sabini, while others retain it in the genus "Larus" as Larus sabini. The Sabine's gull breeds in colonies on coasts and tundra, laying two or three spotted olive-brown eggs in a ground nest lined with grass. It is very pelagic outside the breeding season. It takes a wide variety of mainly animal food, and will eat any suitable small prey. It also
Fork-tailed storm petrel their tail. The fork-tailed storm petrel is a part of the tubenose order Procellariformes and family Hydrobatidae. The genus "Oceanodroma" arises from Ancient Greek "okeanos dromos", meaning "ocean runner", reflecting the storm petrel's distinct foraging style. Their specific name "furcata" is Latin for branched or forked, derived from "furcatus", referring to their characteristic forked tail. 2 subspecies are recognized: The major differences between the two subspecies are slight size and plumage differences, where southern populations appear somewhat smaller and darker. Southern populations also begin and end the breeding season earlier than their northern counterparts. However, no molecular genetic analysis has