Larmenic

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Larus armenicus

Buturlin, 1934

Family: Laridae

Order: Charadriiformes

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Armenian gull

Armenienmöwe

Goéland d'Arménie

Gaviota armenia

CMS App II

AEWA

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC N threat status S (P))

Migration: partial

Larus armenicus

Some birds remain in the breeding area all year, but many migrate short distance. Winters in Black Sea, and in E Mediterranean from Turkey to Israel, where it co-occurs with L. cachinnans; many winter S at least to Tel Aviv, with few reaching N Red Sea. Only a vagrant to Persian Gulf.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: North Africa, West & Central Asia