Alternate Latin Name: Larus audouinii
Latin Etymology: Ichthyaetus ("fish eagle") audouinii (named for naturalist Jean Victoire Audouin)
Adult Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) at Capo Murro di Porco, Sicily, Italy - May 2018
Featured Subspecies - N/A
Weight: 770g / Length: 44-52cm / Wingspan: 117-128cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A large graceful gull found mainly in the Mediterranean. It is unique among large European gull species for having a red bill and also has an unusual soft edges to the grey sections. It is also notably a notable success story in terms of recovering from 1000 pairs in 1975 to over 21000 currently, along with colonising new places. However, it still remains vulnerable in that 67% of the World's population breeds at only a single site - the Ebro Delta in Spain, which makes in vulnerable should something happen there.
Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Ichthyaetus or Larus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
- SICILY 2018 TRIP - Seen from Capo Murro di Porco
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