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Common Gull. Larus canus canus

  • FrédéricVE Jiguet , Mars Muusse and Philippe J. Dubois
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Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
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© 2022 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2022 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Contents 3
  3. Preface 4
  4. Acknowledgements 5
  5. Introduction 6
  6. Gulls of the Western Palearctic
  7. Black-Legged Kittiwake. Rissa tridactyla 26
  8. Ivory Gull. Pagophila eburnea 30
  9. Sabine’s Gull. Xema sabini 34
  10. Slender-billed Gull. Chroicocephalus genei 38
  11. Bonaparte’s Gull. Chroicocephalus philadelphia 42
  12. Brown-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 46
  13. Black-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus ridibundus 50
  14. Grey-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 54
  15. Little Gull. Hydrocoloeus minutus 58
  16. Ross’s Gull. Rhodostethia rosea 64
  17. Laughing Gull. Leucophaeus atricilla 68
  18. Franklin’s Gull. Leucophaeus pipixcan 72
  19. Mediterranean Gull. Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 78
  20. Small Hybrid Gulls 82
  21. Relict Gull. Ichthyaetus relictus 84
  22. White-eyed Gull. Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 88
  23. Sooty Gull. Ichthyaetus hemprichii 94
  24. Common Gull. Larus canus canus 98
  25. Russian Common Gull. Larus canus heinei 104
  26. Kamchatka Gull. Larus (canus) kamtschatschensis 112
  27. Short-billed Gull. Larus brachyrhynchus 118
  28. Ring-billed Gull. Larus delawarensis 124
  29. Audouin’s Gull. Ichthyaetus audouinii 130
  30. Pallas’s Gull. Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 136
  31. Great Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus 142
  32. Kelp Gull (Cape Gull) Larus dominicanus vetula 150
  33. Glaucous-winged Gull. Larus glaucescens 160
  34. Glaucous Gull. Larus hyperboreus 168
  35. Iceland Gull. Larus glaucoides glaucoides 174
  36. Kumlien’s Gull. Larus glaucoides kumlieni 180
  37. Thayer’s Gull. Larus thayeri 188
  38. European Herring Gull. Larus argentatus argentatus and argenteus 196
  39. American Herring Gull. Larus smithsonianus 206
  40. Vega Gull. Larus vegae 216
  41. Caspian Gull. Larus cachinnans 226
  42. ‘Azores Gull’ Larus michahellis atlantis 236
  43. Yellow-legged Gull. Larus michahellis 246
  44. Armenian Gull. Larus armenicus 256
  45. Slaty-backed Gull. Larus schistisagus 264
  46. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus graellsii and L. f. intermedius 274
  47. Baltic Gull. Larus fuscus fuscus 282
  48. Heuglin’s Gull. Larus (fuscus) heuglini 290
  49. Steppe Gull. Larus (fuscus?) barabensis 298
  50. ‘Viking Gull’ Larus argentatus × hyperboreus 306
  51. Large Hybrid Gulls 314
  52. Bibliography 318
  53. Photographic Credits 319
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691230498-021

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Contents 3
  3. Preface 4
  4. Acknowledgements 5
  5. Introduction 6
  6. Gulls of the Western Palearctic
  7. Black-Legged Kittiwake. Rissa tridactyla 26
  8. Ivory Gull. Pagophila eburnea 30
  9. Sabine’s Gull. Xema sabini 34
  10. Slender-billed Gull. Chroicocephalus genei 38
  11. Bonaparte’s Gull. Chroicocephalus philadelphia 42
  12. Brown-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 46
  13. Black-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus ridibundus 50
  14. Grey-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 54
  15. Little Gull. Hydrocoloeus minutus 58
  16. Ross’s Gull. Rhodostethia rosea 64
  17. Laughing Gull. Leucophaeus atricilla 68
  18. Franklin’s Gull. Leucophaeus pipixcan 72
  19. Mediterranean Gull. Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 78
  20. Small Hybrid Gulls 82
  21. Relict Gull. Ichthyaetus relictus 84
  22. White-eyed Gull. Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 88
  23. Sooty Gull. Ichthyaetus hemprichii 94
  24. Common Gull. Larus canus canus 98
  25. Russian Common Gull. Larus canus heinei 104
  26. Kamchatka Gull. Larus (canus) kamtschatschensis 112
  27. Short-billed Gull. Larus brachyrhynchus 118
  28. Ring-billed Gull. Larus delawarensis 124
  29. Audouin’s Gull. Ichthyaetus audouinii 130
  30. Pallas’s Gull. Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 136
  31. Great Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus 142
  32. Kelp Gull (Cape Gull) Larus dominicanus vetula 150
  33. Glaucous-winged Gull. Larus glaucescens 160
  34. Glaucous Gull. Larus hyperboreus 168
  35. Iceland Gull. Larus glaucoides glaucoides 174
  36. Kumlien’s Gull. Larus glaucoides kumlieni 180
  37. Thayer’s Gull. Larus thayeri 188
  38. European Herring Gull. Larus argentatus argentatus and argenteus 196
  39. American Herring Gull. Larus smithsonianus 206
  40. Vega Gull. Larus vegae 216
  41. Caspian Gull. Larus cachinnans 226
  42. ‘Azores Gull’ Larus michahellis atlantis 236
  43. Yellow-legged Gull. Larus michahellis 246
  44. Armenian Gull. Larus armenicus 256
  45. Slaty-backed Gull. Larus schistisagus 264
  46. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus graellsii and L. f. intermedius 274
  47. Baltic Gull. Larus fuscus fuscus 282
  48. Heuglin’s Gull. Larus (fuscus) heuglini 290
  49. Steppe Gull. Larus (fuscus?) barabensis 298
  50. ‘Viking Gull’ Larus argentatus × hyperboreus 306
  51. Large Hybrid Gulls 314
  52. Bibliography 318
  53. Photographic Credits 319
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