Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820
Mediterranean gull
Larus melanocephalus
photo by OCEANA

Family:  Laridae ()
Max. size:  43 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 390.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Europe.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 3.7 cm; wing: 31.8 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 38 to 43 cm; Wingspan: 91 cm (Ref. 8812). Plunge diving; surface seizing; dipping; coastal (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 14 August 2019 Ref. 123251)
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