Audouin's gull in Portocolom, Mallorca. 2022-04-07 16:43:56 Mallorca
NIKON D5600
ISO 400
Exposure 0.001
Classification: Genus
Ichthyaetus (
Ichthyaetus); Family
Gulls (
Laridae)
General:
Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) is a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian peninsula. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle", and
the specific audouinii and the English name are after the French naturalist Jean Victoire Audouin.[2]
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Only documented observation: 2022-04-07