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This is a very large gull, being easily the world's largest black-headed gull and the third largest species of gull in the world, after the great black-backed gull and the glaucous gull. It measures 55–72 cm (22–28 in) in length with a 142 to 170 cm (56 to 67 in) wingspan. Weight can vary from 0.96–2.1 kg (2.1–4.6 lb), with an average of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) in males and 1.22 kg (2.7 lb) in females. Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 43.5 to 52 cm (17.1 to 20.5 in), the bill is 4.7 to 7.3 cm (1.9 to 2.9 in) and the tarsus is 6.5 to 8.4 cm (2.6 to 3.3 in).
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When to see the Pallas's Gull
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pallas's Gull
The map shades 51 countries with regular records, and 10 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Japan, Spain, Austria, Serbia, United Kingdom, Italy, United States.
About the Pallas's Gull
Pallas's gull, also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. Ichthyaetus is from ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle".
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Easily confused with
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichiiThe sooty gull is a species of gull in the family Laridae, also known as the Aden gull or Hemprich's gull.
White-eyed GullIchthyaetus leucophthalmusThe white-eyed gull is a small gull that is endemic to the Red Sea.
Relict GullIchthyaetus relictusThe gull is 44 to 45 cm long with a stocky, thick body.
Side by side: Mediterranean Gull vs Pallas's Gull
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