| Ross's gull | |
|---|---|
| |
| Adult in winter plumage, Shiretoko, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Rhodostethia MacGillivray, 1842 |
| Species: | R. rosea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodostethia rosea | |
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hydrocoloeus roseus | |
Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea) is a small gull, the only species in its genus, although it has been suggested it should be merged with the closely related genus Hydrocoloeus, which otherwise only includes the little gull.
This bird is named after the British explorer James Clark Ross. Its breeding grounds were first discovered in 1905 by Sergei Aleksandrovich Buturlin near the village of Pokhodsk in northeastern Yakutia, while visiting the area as a [2] judge. The genus name Rhodostethia is from Ancient Greek rhodon, "rose", and stethos, "breast". The specific rosea is Latin for "rose-coloured".[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Rhodostethia rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22694476A168884321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22694476A168884321.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ E. Potapov. 1990. Birds and brave man in the Arctic (Explorers of Polar deserts, Russo-Japanize war and ever mysterious Ross's Gull). – Birds International, v.2 N°3, p. 72–83. [1]
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 335, 337. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.