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Scientific name
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
English name
Mediterranean gull
Dutch name
zwartkopmeeuw
German name
Schwarzkopfmöwe
French name
mouette mélanocéphale
Spanish name
gaviota cabecinegra
Esperanto name
nigrakapa mevo
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Song
Call
[sound:Zwartkopmeeuw call.mp3]
Alarm call
Flight call
Courting call
Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Genus Ichthyaetus
Frequency order
105
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Larine species:
common gull/stormmeeuw: much smaller than European herring gull/zilvermeeuw and has a smaller, thinner beak, rounder head, faster movements, lighter flight with longer beats of narrower wings;
European herring gull/zilvermeeuw: see differences listed under common gull/stormmeeuw, also back color a lighter gray, and has an orange-red spot on bottom of beak in summer;
lesser black-backed gull/kleine mantelmeeuw: smaller than great black-backed gull/grote mantelmeeuw, back a gray color of moderate darkness, red spot on bottom of beak in summer, adult has yellow legs rather thank pink of European herring gull/zilvermeeuw and great black-backed gull/grote mantelmeeuw;
great black-backed gull/grote mantelmeeuw: largest gull species, back a dark gray or black color, red spot on bottom of beak in summer;
black-headed gull/kokmeeuw: dark brown or black head in summer, concave toward neck, just a dot behind the eye in winter, recognizable in flight due to white band at front of wings;
Mediterranean gull/zwartkopmeeuw: slightly bigger than similar black-headed gull/kokmeeuw, black head in summer sometimes convex toward neck (reaching further to back of neck), wings fully white (some black for young birds).

Calls:
common gull/stormmeeuw: laughter, series of single syllables ending in a longer word of two syllables starting higher but falling in tone;
European herring gull/zilvermeeuw: harsh sounds, series of double syllables, often with rising tones;
lesser black-backed gull/kleine mantelmeeuw: lower and more nasal than European herring gull/zilvermeeuw, often single syllables or falling tones;
great black-backed gull/grote mantelmeeuw: lower still than even lesser black-backed gull/kleine mantelmeeuw, hoarse or grumpy sound, falling tones;
black-headed gull/kokmeeuw: loud, harsh sounds, falling tones, quite varied;
Mediterranean gull/zwartkopmeeuw: nasal, second part of cry falling in tone.
Sources
Images
© Jos Koopman, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/25691916 (by)
© Marianne Slot, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/25599263 (by-nc-nd)
© ruwan aluvihare, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/25525221 (by-nc-nd)
© Robert Kraaijeveld, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/25385230 (by-nc-nd)
© René van Rossum, https://waarneming.nl/foto/view/23618916 (by-nc-sa)

Call
© Frédéric Cazaban, https://www.xeno-canto.org/546863
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode

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Animalia::Chordata::Aves::Charadriiformes::Laridae::Ichthyaetus

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