Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii [Payraudeau, 1826] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Laridae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 5880 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
50 cm
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Wingspan: 127 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: laros=a seabird and after Jean Victoire Audouin (1797-1841), French naturalist and author |
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World Distribution:
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Islands in Mediterranean |
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Habitat:
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Seacoasts |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish, also invertebrates, small birds and plant material |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Kent, 2003
(Walker, D. 2004. British Birds 97:536-541)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
2
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(2005),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
Kent
(2007),
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South-west England:
Devon
(2007),
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Audouinsmåge | Dutch: Audouins Meeuw |
| Finnish: Välimerenlokki | French: Goéland d'Audouin |
| German: Korallenmöwe | Hungarian: Korallsirály |
| Icelandic: Kóralmáfur | Irish: |
| Italian: Gabbiano corso | Norwegian: Audoumåke |
| Polish: Mewa sródziemnomorska | Portuguese: Alcatraz de Audouin |
| Spanish: Gaviota de Audouin | Swedish: Rödnäbadd trut |
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