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Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
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.
Easily confused with
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,360 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,360 |
| Russia | 1,910 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 429 |
| Altai Krai | 315 |
| India | 268 |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 229 |
| China | 194 |
| Tatarstan | 162 |
| Krasnodar Krai | 102 |
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 Pallas's Gull with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.