The Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) is a small gull. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus Ichthyaetus is from ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle", and the specific melanocephalus is from melas, "black", and -kephalos "-headed".
Photo: Ján Svetlík · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC-ND
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Observations in the area
- 3
- Last sighting
- 18 March 2023
- Category
- Birds
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Leon van der Noll · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC-ND
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