Ichthyaetus
Genus of birds
| Ichthyaetus | |
|---|---|
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| Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Subfamily: | Larinae |
| Genus: | Ichthyaetus Kaup, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Larus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773) | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Ichthyaetus is a genus of gulls. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle".[1] They were previously included in the genus Larus.[2]
Species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sooty gull
| Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Bruch, 1855) | Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Mozambique, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Great black-headed (or Pallas's) gull
| Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773) | Breeds in Central Asia and Ukraine, winters in Arabia and India. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
|
| Audouin's gull
| Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826) | Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian peninsula | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU
|
| Mediterranean gull
| Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820) | the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean this species has now expanded over most of Europe as far as Great Britain and Ireland | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Relict gull
| Ichthyaetus relictus (Lönnberg, 1931) | Mongolia, two in Kazakhstan, one in Russia, and one in China (Lake Hongjiannao) | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU
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| White-eyed gull
| Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825) | Throughout Red Sea | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 224. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Pons J.M., Hassanin, A., and Crochet P.A.(2005). Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37(3):686–699
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Gulls (family: Laridae)
- Species († indicates a species confirmed to be extinct)
- Pacific gull
- Belcher's gull
- Olrog's gull
- Black-tailed gull
- Heermann's gull
- Common gull
- Short-billed gull
- Ring-billed gull
- California gull
- Great black-backed gull
- Kelp gull (or Cape gull)
- Glaucous-winged gull
- Western gull
- Yellow-footed gull
- Glaucous gull
- Iceland gull
- European herring gull
- American herring gull
- Yellow-legged gull
- Caspian gull
- Vega gull (or East Siberian gull / Mongolian gull)
- Armenian gull
- Slaty-backed gull
- Lesser black-backed gull
