Mediterranean gull / Schwarzkopfmöwe (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
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Schwarzkopfmöwen, Männchen in Prachtkleid links, Weibchen rechts. 2022-12-03 10:33:42 Rapperswil
Observations
Only documented observation: 2022-12-03Description
Classification: Genus Ichthyaetus (Ichthyaetus); Family Gulls (Laridae)General:
The Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) 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".[2]
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Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, seltener Wintergast RL R
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=36-38 cm, wingspan=92-100 cm, weight=232-280 gnot sexually dimporphic. No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Adult: head = black, , , , , tail = white, Youth: head = white (sprinkled with gray around the eyes), , , , , tail = black (tip of tail black-brown by young birds) general: wings = gray (very pale grey mantle and wings with white primary feathers without black tips.), beak = red (Dark red beak [in Levanto I said orange], usually with yellow to orange tip but can also be red. Between the tip and the shaft is a dark band.), legs = red (Their feet are dark red [legs presumably too].), , Habitats: River and lake
Media
Schwarzkopfmöwe, Tom meint der meist fotografierte Vogel in Rappi, weil nur ein paar dort auftachen, diese aber jeden Winter. 2022-12-03 10:29:14 Rapperswil
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