Pallas's Gull
Pallas's Gull (<em>Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Ichthyaetus; binomial: Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus; authority: (Pallas, 1773).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: to coasts of Black, Caspian, and Aral seas; Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal (North Indian Ocean) to Bangladesh and Gulf of Martaban (sc Myanmar); also large n, c rivers of India and Myanmar.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Change English name of Larus ichthyaetus from Great Black-headed Gull to Pallas's Gull.
