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| Larus melanocephalus |
Temminck, 1820 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Mediterranean gull |
Mouette mélanocéphale |
Gaviota cabecinegra |
Schwarzkopfmöwe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Mostly migratory, with main wintering areas in the Mediterranean, mainly in Spain. Some birds remain in Black
Sea, mostly around N & E coasts, but most move W to Mediterranean. Small numbers reach extreme N of Red
Sea in Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. Also winters along NW African coasts S to Mauritania, rarely to Senegal and
Gambia, and off Iberia. Few in NW Europe, mainly in S British Is and W France. Mai migration route is
coastal. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Europe, North Africa, North Asia, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |