Relict gull

The Relict Gull, Ichthyaetus relictus, is a medium-sized gull which breeds in several locations in Mongolia , two in Kazakhstan, one in Russia, and one in China. Small numbers appear to migrate to South Korea during the nonbreeding period. There is additional evidence that larger numbers may migrate to eastern China as well, but this is not verified. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus.

The Relict gull is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

fragile poor areas: the case of the Ordos Relict Gull Reserve in China Zhenguo Zhang,1 Lee Liu,2* & Xueli Li1 1Dalian Nationalities University, College of Economics and Management, Dalian, Liaoning 116600 China 2University of Central Missouri, Department of Geography and Interdisciplinary Studies, Wood 8, Warrensburg, MO 64093 USA (email: laliu@ucmo.edu) This article explores the applicability of the conventional wisdom that economic growth is paramount to environmental sustainability by examining ecotourism and nature-reserve sustainability in environmentally fragile poor regions. More

The Relict Gull, Ichthyaetus relictus, is a medium-sized gull which breeds in several locations in Mongolia (e.g., Galuut Lake, Khukh Lake, and Chukh Lake), two in Kazakhstan, one in Russia, and one in China. Small numbers appear to migrate to South Korea during the nonbreeding period. There is additional evidence that larger numbers may migrate to eastern China as well, but this is not verified. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus. More

The relict gull is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). It is also listed on Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (4) and on Annex 2 of the African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement (AEWA) (5). Description - Resembling the common gull in the first year of life, the relict gull is white, with pale grey wings tipped with dark-greyish brown. More

The Relict Gull breeds on islands of Alakol lake, in eastern part of Balkhash lake and in lakes of Trans-Irtysh area. On migration observed on Dzhalanashkol lake, Dzhungarian Gates passage-way. Ringed on Alakol lake birds were recorded - one in Northern Vietnam, three in China and two unusual - one ring was sent from Bulgaria (March 25 1978), second one from Turkey (March 30 1990). Last records point to the possibility of this species wintering on Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. More

The highly charismatic Relict Gull Larus relictus has a small, declining population, breeding very locally on steppe lakes in Mongolia and adjacent parts of Kazakhstan, Russia, and China. Once thought to be an eastern form of Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus, Relict Gulls are highly susceptible to disturbance and predation on the breeding colonies, and threatened by wetland developments in their non-breeding range: the population is put at between 2,500 and 10,000 and is listed as Vulnerable in the BirdLife International Red Data Book. More

Relict Gull Larus relictus: A Little Known Tidal-flat Specialist Nial Moores, Birds Korea, February 6, 2005 Breeding-plumaged Relict Gull, Gangneung, April 2002, © Choi Soon-Kyoo Distribution and Numbers 1st winter, Pohang © Kim Woo Soo The Relict Gull Larus relictus is a globally rare and little-known species, breeding in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, parts of China and southern Russia (Birdlife 2003), and suspected of wintering mainly in the northern part of the Yellow Sea (Moores & Moores, 2002). More

LATEST NEWS ON THE STATUS OF RELICT GULL AND PALLAS'S FISH-EAGLE IN KAZAKHSTAN - Relict Gull returns to Kazakhstan! After an absence of several years, five pairs of Relict Gulls* nested again this spring at their regular spot on an island in Alakol Lake! On 11th June, a group of Belgian birdwatchers leaded by Hugues Dufourny and Andrey Kovalenko (on tour with Kazakhstan Birdtours) saw four adult Relict Gulls resting on a peninsula of Alakol Lake. More

The Relict Gull was believed to be an eastern version of the Mediterranean Gull until 1971. The population is estimated to be at 10,000 or less, with numbers dropping. It is classified as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. The gulls breed in colonies on islands in saltwater lakes. These sites are fragile. Nesting does not occur when lakes dry up or when water levels are too high. More

Conservation of the Relict Gull in Hongjiannao Wetland, Yunlin, Shaanxi Province = Activity Type(s): Capacity builiding / training people, field project: management and restoration, Inventory, monitoring and research Language(s): English Topics: Waterbirds and other biodiversity, Wetland Inventory Offices: North Asia Office (China) Continent / Country / Region: North Asia Hongjiannao wetland, Shaanxi Province has long been considered a place of significance for the Relict Gull, now harbouring thousands of More