Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 3,035
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
Description
Pallas's gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus), 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".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pallas's gull”.