The Mediterranean gull is a small gull. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus Ichthyaetus is from ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle", and the specific melanocephalus is from melas, "black", and -kephalos "-headed". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1820)
Reference:
Manuel Orn. Tabl. Syst.
ed.2, part 1 p.777
Protonym:
Larus melanocephalus
Type locality:
Coasts of the Adriatic Sea.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41003226
Avibase ID:
052BFA8A77EED5AF
Avibase ID:
avibase-052BFA8A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/052BFA8A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824070
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mouette mélanocéphale ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mouette mélanocéphale ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2015: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2017: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus melanocephalus melanocephalus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus melanocephalus melanocephalus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Mediterranean Gull ( Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus melanocephalus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ichthyaetus melanocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ichthyaetus [melanocephalus or relictus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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