Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii)
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Audouin's gull in Portocolom, Mallorca. 2022-04-07 16:43:56 Mallorca
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Observations
Only documented observation: 2022-04-07Description
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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