Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)

256 gWeight

The Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) is a small gull.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal

Where and when it's recorded

Mediterranean Gull has been recorded at 853 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 60 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Desembocadura del Guadalhorce – ÁreaSpain3,671 records
Minsmere RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom2,347 records
Titchwell Marsh RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom2,142 records

More places

PN Sintra-Cascais – Cabo RasoPortugal1,736 records
Txingudi – PlaiaundiSpain1,588 records
RNL Estuário do Douro – área geralPortugal1,328 records
Spurn Bird Observatory Recording AreaUnited Kingdom1,266 records
North ForelandUnited Kingdom1,204 records
Marjal dels Moros – ÁreaSpain1,037 records
L'Albufera PNat – El Raco de l'OllaSpain966 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United Kingdom Spain Portugal France Ireland Greece Italy Bulgaria

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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".

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Questions

How big is the Mediterranean Gull?

The Mediterranean Gull weighs around 256 g.

Where does the Mediterranean Gull live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: inland southern Britain and eastern Spain to southwestern Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. It is most often recorded in United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal.