Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus - Mouette mélanocéphale

Mouette mélanocéphale
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Ichthyaetus

  • Species
    :

    melanocephalus

Descriptor

Temminck, 1820

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 38 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 98 à 105 cm.
  • Weight
    : 220 à 380 g
Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette mélanocéphale
adult plum. breeding
Mouette mélanocéphale
adult plum. post breeding

Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Mouette mélanocéphale,
  • Gaviota cabecinegra,
  • gaivota-de-cabeça-preta,
  • Schwarzkopfmöwe,
  • szerecsensirály,
  • Zwartkopmeeuw,
  • Gabbiano corallino,
  • svarthuvad mås,
  • Svartehavsmåke,
  • čajka čiernohlavá,
  • racek černohlavý,
  • Sorthovedet Måge,
  • mustanmerenlokki,
  • gavina capnegra mediterrània,
  • Lónamáfur,
  • mewa czarnogłowa,
  • melngalvas kaija,
  • črnoglavi galeb,
  • Черноголовая чайка,
  • ニシズグロカモメ,
  • 地中海鸥,
  • 黑頭鷗,

Voice song and cries

Mouette mélanocéphale
First year

Habitat

Mouette mélanocéphale
adult plum. transition

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwa

ter Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 18-04-2024
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