WoRMS taxon details
Larus leucophthalmus Temminck, 1825
212626 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212626)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 45 cm. Plumage: above, back and wings grey, head and V down fore neck to breast black, (white speckling on head in...
Description Length: 45 cm. Plumage: above, back and wings grey, head and V down fore neck to breast black, (white speckling on head in non-breeding dress); prominent white crescents above and below eye; rump and tail white; white trailing edge to spread wing; below white, chest washed pale grey; prominent white collar on hindneck; flight feathers mostly black. Immature like adult but head and neck brownish grey, tail with broad black tip. Bare parts: iris dark brown; eyering red; bill red tipped black, black in immature; feet and legs yellowish, greenish grey in immature. Habitat: inshore and offshore. Endemic to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, visitor to Somalia and perhaps Kenya. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Larus leucophthalmus Temminck, 1825. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212626 on 2025-11-28
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 45 cm. Plumage: above, back and wings grey, head and V down fore neck to breast black, (white speckling on head in non-breeding dress); prominent white crescents above and below eye; rump and tail white; white trailing edge to spread wing; below white, chest washed pale grey; prominent white collar on hindneck; flight feathers mostly black. Immature like adult but head and neck brownish grey, tail with broad black tip. Bare parts: iris dark brown; eyering red; bill red tipped black, black in immature; feet and legs yellowish, greenish grey in immature. Habitat: inshore and offshore. Endemic to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, visitor to Somalia and perhaps Kenya. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | witoogmeeuw | [details] |
| English | white-eyed gullRed Sea black-headed gull | [details] |
| French | goéland à iris blanc | [details] |
| German | weißgemusterte MöweWeißaugenmöwe | [details] |
| Lithuanian | baltaakis kiras | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λευκόφθαλμος γλάρος | [details] |
| Polish | mewa białooka | [details] |
| Russian | белоглазая чайка | [details] |
| Slovenian | rdečemorski galeb | [details] |
| Spanish | gaviota ojiblanca | [details] |
| Turkish | beyaz gözlü martı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Мартин білоокий | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 57094 - 06 Larus leucophthalmus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 57094 - 07 Larus leucophthalmus)
To ITIS
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 57094 - 06 Larus leucophthalmus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 57094 - 07 Larus leucophthalmus)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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