Mediterranean gull - Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Author (Temminck, 1820)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 824070
Common Names French: Mouette mélanocéphale
Spanish: Gaviota cabecinegra
Portuguese: gaivota-de-cabeça-preta
English: Mediterranean Gull
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Ichthyaetus
Taxonomic Children
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN824070
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)1,133
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets4
Year1981 - 2021
Latitude1.28 - 53.45
Longitude-6.14 - 51.39
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