Birds
Lava gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosusConservation statusVulnerable
DietSmall fish, crabs, eggs and leftovers
LifespanNot precisely known
Size and weightAbout 53 cm
A gull that is dark gray all over, with white eyelids that stand out.
White eyelids
What makes it specialThe rarest gull species in the world.
Surprising factPairs nest alone, far from each other, not in colonies (large groups). This is one reason why there are so few of them.
PopulationOnly about 300-600 birds. Endemic: it lives nowhere else in the world.
The Baltra pier and the harbors of the islands