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Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Pascal Christe (XC800837). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Common GullLarus canus
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 286,275 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 286,275 |
| Portugal | 1,161 |
| Spain | 1,011 |
| France | 942 |
| United Kingdom | 818 |
| England | 729 |
| Italy | 603 |
| Ukraine | 441 |
| FARO | 430 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae |
| Genus | Large Black-headed Gulls and allies · Ichthyaetus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mediterranean Gull with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.