Large Black-headed Gulls and allies
Ichthyaetus
Ichthyaetus is a genus of gulls in the order Charadriiformes. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús), meaning "fish", and ἀετός (aetós), meaning "eagle", and thus, "fish eagle". They were previously included in the genus Larus.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Mediterranean Gull
speciesIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Audouin's Gull
speciesIchthyaetus audouinii
Pallas's Gull
speciesIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Sooty Gull
speciesIchthyaetus hemprichii
White-eyed Gull
speciesIchthyaetus leucophthalmus
Relict Gull
speciesIchthyaetus relictus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144322.