Gulls (Laridae)
Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) - HBW 3, p. 604
French: Goéland d'Audouin
German: Korallenmöwe
Spanish: Gaviota de Audouin
Taxonomy: Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826, Sardinia and Corsica.
Probably closest to L. canus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mediterranean coasts, with main breeding areas at Ebro Delta (NE Spain) and Chafarinas Is (off NE Morocco), scattered colonies E to Tunisia, Aegean Sea, S Turkey and Cyprus. Winters S to Senegambia.
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Lateral view Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2012 40 weeks ago 19 sec 4.5 -
An adult and chick Locality Salines de la Trinitat, Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 11 sec 4.4 -
adult, lateral view Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 7 April 2012 1 year ago 35 sec 4.3 -
Roosting flocks Locality Ria Formosa Natural Park, Algarve Region, Portugal (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 26 November 2009 1 year ago 50 sec 4.3 -
A group of bird with sandwich terns. One of them showing big mouth open. Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2012 42 weeks ago 33 sec 4 -
Adults at roost, including one wing stretching to show underside Locality Ria Formosa Natural Park, Algarve Region, Portugal (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 26 November 2009 1 year ago 30 sec 4
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Ibiza coast, 2008.
Locality Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 28 February 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
Adult in summer plumage
Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Dani Valverde 5 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
A juvenile Audouin's gull. This gull was ringed
Locality Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain
Javier Noguera 10 September 2011 26 weeks ago 4.2 -
In a group of 25 birds with adults and juveniles
Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
auf 11 February 2007 3 years ago 4.1 -
Larus audouinii
Locality Columbretes Islands, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Conrado Requena Aznar 2 August 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A pair of this birds with a young.
Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Dc.Owl 12 August 2007 3 years ago 4
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Calls in flight. Locality Columbretes Islands, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(Monotypic species)
Carlos Fabregat 18 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Calls in flight of a bird. Locality Columbretes Islands, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(Monotypic species)
Carlos Fabregat 12 March 2009 4 years ago 4
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