Slender-billed Gull

The Slender-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus genei, is a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean on islands and coastal lagoons. Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to north Africa and India, and a few birds have wandered to western Europe. A stray individual was reportedly seen on Antigua, April 24, 1976 .

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The Slender-billed Gull is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Slender-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus genei, is a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan) on islands and coastal lagoons. Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to north Africa and India, and a few birds have wandered to western Europe. A stray individual was reportedly seen on Antigua, April 24, 1976 (AOU, 2000). This species is 37-40 cm long with a 90-102 cm wingspan. More

If you have a photo of the Slender-billed Gull where we can read the code you can send the informations to Nicolas Sadoul at nicolassadoul @ yahoo.fr The bird could have been ringed in Camargue but also in Languedoc (west of the Camargue) where there is also a colony (480 couples in 2009). Best regards. More

The Slender-billed Gull , Larus genei , is a small gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the northern western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan ) on islands and coastal lagoons. much of Europe and Asia , and also in coastal eastern Ca The Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei, is a small gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the northern western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan) on islands and coastal lagoons. much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. More

Images Slender-billed gull at water's edge, side view Slender-billed gull at water's edge, side view Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

The Slender-billed Gull is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Slender-billed Gull is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. hide section Most recent UK and Irish reports of Slender-billed Gull Announcement 20:06 30/04/10 Euro News: in the Netherlands, 2 adult Slender-billed Gulls off Texel today. More

Slender-billed Gull, Adult Non Breeding Jakhau Coast, Near Naliya, Kutch, Gujarat, India, 19 January 2007 Historical 1493. Larus gelastes. The Slender-billed Gull. Larus gelastes, Licht., Thienem. Fortpflanz. Vog. Eur. pt. v, p. 22 (1838); Blanf. Eastern Persia, ii, p. 291; Hume, Cat. no. 981 quat.; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 426; Oates in Hume's N.&E. 2nd ed. iii, p. 294; Saunders, Cat. B. M. xxv, p. 230. Xema lambruschini, Bonap. Icon. Faun. Ital., Ucc. pp. 135, 136*, pl. More

This short note aims to provide images of Slender-billed Gull (a taxon only recorded once in South Korea at time of writing), and to discuss whether any future records may be clouded by confusion with the East Asian sibiricus subspecies of Black-headed Gull. The identification of Slender-billed Gull Larus genei and nominate Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus ridibundus has been well-described in a range of field guides and literature. More

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Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei) To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Comments view profile Let there be light (Andy) Pro User says: I like this. Nice capture of the chaos . Posted 27 months ago. More

Below left: head of an adult Slender-billed Gull, port of Manama, Bahrain, February 27,2001. Slender-billed Gull is a small to medium gull, only slightly larger than Black-headed Gull. In summer plumage, it lacks a dark hood on the head, but remarkably, as in Black-headed Gull, in winter it develops a dark patch on the ear-coverts (although much smaller). The most noticeable feature in Slender-billed Gull is the long neck, especially when alarmed. More

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Order : Charadriiformes
Family : Laridae
Genus : Larus
Species : genei
Authority : Brème, 1839