Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
(Mediterranean Gull)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
GenusIchthyaetus (a genus of birds)
FamilyLARIDAE (sea gulls)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull) :
1: Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Three adults, in winter plumage, on water
Image 1: Three adults - winter plumage - on water
2: Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
In flight
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - in flight - composite sequence
3: Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
In flight
Image 1: Adults - winter plumage - in flight - composite sequenceImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - in flight - ventro-lateral view
4: Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
First winter juvenile
Image 1: First winter juvenile - lateral viewImage 2: First winter juvenile - lateral view (2)Image 3: First winter juvenile with Black-headed Gull for comparison
5: Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in car park, with Black-headed Gulls
Image 1: First winter (C) - with Black-headed GullsImage 2: First winter (L1 andL2) - with other gullsImage 3: First winter (R) - with Black-headed Gull (L)Image 4: First winter (R) - with Black-headed Gull (L) (2)Image 5: First winter (R) - with Black-headed GullsImage 6: First winter - in flightImage 7: First winter - lateral view

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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