Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus [Temminck, 1820] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Laridae |
BTO Codes:
MU, MEDGU
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EURING No: 5750 | |
Number in Britain:
490 pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
37 cm
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Wingspan: 96 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 320 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: laros=a seabird and Gr.: melas=black + kephalos=head |
World Distribution:
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Locally in coastal Europe |
Habitat:
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Steppe, seacoasts, marshes, lakes |
Diet:
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Summer, insects, Winter, marine fish and molluscs |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
490 pairs
in 2005-09
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Winter:
1800 individuals
in 2004-09
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First Record:
1866
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First Breeding Record:
Hampshire 1968
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
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Small Breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
117 to 310 thousand pairs
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
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Number Ringed:
9
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
15 years 3 months 7 days (set in 2006)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwylan Mr y Canoldir |
Danish:
Sorthovedet måge
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Dutch: Zwartkopmeeuw |
| Finnish: Mustanmerenlokki | French: Mouette mélanocéphale |
| German: Schwarzkopfmöwe | Hungarian: Szerecsensirály |
| Icelandic: Lónamáfur |
Irish:
Sléibhín Meánmhuirí
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| Italian: Gabbiano corallino | Norwegian: Svartehavsmåke |
| Polish: Mewa czarnoglowa | Portuguese: Gaivota-de-cabeça-preta |
Spanish:
Gaviota cabecinegra
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Swedish: Svarthuvad mås |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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