Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Sooty Gull

Larus hemprichii

The Sooty Gull (Larus hemprichii) is a 452 g ocean-going bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

452 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tanzania, Yemen, Djibouti, Iran, South Africa, Somalia, Eritrea, India, Sudan, Qatar, Pakistan.

Where to see it: Qalansiyah (Yemen); Massawa (Eritrea); Wadi Sirhan (Yemen); Shoreline by the Mogadishu airport ( Between N 2° 00.242’, E 45° 17.529’ and N 2° 00.752, E 45° 18.283) (Somalia); South Corniche (الكورنيش الجنوبي) (Saudi Arabia).

Photo: (c) Joey Bom, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist