Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Audouin's Gull
Description
A large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa. The adult resembles a small Herring Gull, the most noticeable differences being the short red bill and the smaller ("string of pearls") white wing primary tips, rather than the large white "mirrors" of some other species.
Did You Know?
In the late 1960s, this was one of the World's rarest gulls, with a population of only 1,000 pairs. It has established new colonies, but remains rare with a population of about 10,000 pairs.