Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus

The Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) is a 256 g coastal bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

256 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

43

Recorded in France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Ireland, Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, Morocco, Poland, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Russia, Slovenia, Israel, Croatia, Algeria, Malta, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Slovakia, Cyprus, Tunisia, GI, Isle of Man, JE, Serbia, Senegal, Egypt, Montenegro, Finland.

Where to see it: Offshore Libya (Libya); Salina Nature Reserve (Malta); Europa Point (Gibraltar); F-Nord Lake (Mauritania); South of fish market (Mauritania).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist