
SCE051-00289
A Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island in the town of Puerto Ayora. Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300. The bird is only found in the Galapagos Islands.
Keywords
- ave
- bird
- Close-up
- copy space
- focus on foreground
- fuliginosus
- full length
- Galapagos Island
- Galapagos National Park
- Gull
- Island
- lava gull
- Leucophaeus
- Leucophaeus fuliginosus
- Ocean
- Puerto Ayora
- rare
- rarest
- Rock
- Santa Cruz Island
- Sea
- Shore
- side view
- Water
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