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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.

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