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Audouin's Gull

(Ichthyaetus [Larus] audouinii)
German name(s): "Korallenmöwe"
Size: 44-52 cm; wing span: 1.2-1.3 m

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Audouin's Gull at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

BREEDING

Frontal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage; note the black markings near the tip of the dark-red bill
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, near Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Near-frontal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, near Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Near-lateral portrait of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, near Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Near-lateral view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, near Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Near-lateral view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, near Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Lateral view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, near Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Lateral view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Lateral view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Near-dorsal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, August 2017]

Near-dorsal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, March 2019]

Near-dorsal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, March 2019]

Near-dorsal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage in flight, wings up (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, March 2019]

Near-dorsal view of Audouin's Gull in breeding plumage in flight, wings down (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, March 2019]

Dorsal view of two Audouin's Gulls in breeding plumage in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, March 2019]

NON-BREEDING

Lateral view of Audouin's Gull in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal, December 2018]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Near-frontal view of a second-winter Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Faro, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Near-lateral view of a second-winter Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Faro, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Lateral view of a second-summer Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]

Lateral view of a second-summer Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]

Lateral view of a first-winter Audouin's Gull in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Off Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Lateral view of a first-winter Audouin's Gull in flight, wings up (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Cabo Raso, Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019]

Lateral view of a first-winter Audouin's Gull in flight, wings down (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Cabo Raso, Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019]

Dorsal view of a first-winter Audouin's Gull in flight, wings down (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Cabo Raso, Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019]

Near-lateral portrait of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Costa da Caparica, Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]

Near-lateral view of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Costa da Caparica, Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]

Lateral view of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Real Santo Antonio, Algarve, Portugal, September 2020]

Lateral view of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Costa da Caparica, Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]

Lateral view of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, May 2017]

Near-dorsal portrait of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Costa da Caparica, Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2017]

Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Audouin's Gull (photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, May 2017]

Lateral view of a juvenile Audouin's Gull in flight, wings up (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Cabo Raso, Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal, May 2019]

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