WoRMS taxon details
Larus hemprichii Bruch, 1853
212625 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212625)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 44-47 cm. Plumage: above, including hood, brownish grey with narrow white collar over hind neck and white rump and...
Description Length: 44-47 cm. Plumage: above, including hood, brownish grey with narrow white collar over hind neck and white rump and tail; small white spots above and below eye; below throat and breast to belly brownish grey; belly, crissum and tail white; white training edges to wings; breeding dress similar but hood dark sooty grey. Immature like adult but without white collar and tail with black band. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill yellow with black band behind tip, tip red; feet and legs greenish yellow. Habitat: coastal creeks, estuaries, beaches, off shore islands. Resident, breeds in northern Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Larus hemprichii Bruch, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212625 on 2024-05-05
Date
action
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1998-08-28 07:21:49Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
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basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
From other sources
Description Length: 44-47 cm. Plumage: above, including hood, brownish grey with narrow white collar over hind neck and white rump and tail; small white spots above and below eye; below throat and breast to belly brownish grey; belly, crissum and tail white; white training edges to wings; breeding dress similar but hood dark sooty grey. Immature like adult but without white collar and tail with black band. Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill yellow with black band behind tip, tip red; feet and legs greenish yellow. Habitat: coastal creeks, estuaries, beaches, off shore islands. Resident, breeds in northern Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
Language | Name | |
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Dutch | Hemprich-meeuw | [details] |
English | sooty gullHemprich's gullAden gull | [details] |
French | goéland de Hemprich | [details] |
German | Hemprichmöwe | [details] |
Spanish | gaviota Cejiblanca | [details] |