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Slender-billed Gull

Gulls, Terns & Skuas

Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Chroicocephalus genei

Basic stats

Habitat

Coastal lagoons and lakes

Range

Breeds around the Mediterranean and north-western Indian Ocean; winters as far south as North Africa and India

Size

37-40cm

Wingspan

90-102cm

The slender-billed gull is a mid-sized gull, 37 to 40 cm long with a wingspan of 90 to 102 cm, slightly larger than the black-headed gull but with no black hood in summer. It has a pale grey body, white head and breast, black tips to the primaries, a long tapering head and dark red bill, dark red legs and a yellow iris. In summer the breast has a faint pink tinge (Wikipedia, general species account).

It breeds very locally on islands and coastal lagoons and lakes around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean, for example in Pakistan. Most birds are somewhat migratory, wintering as far south as North Africa and India. It takes two years to mature.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Slender-billed Gull live in?
Coastal lagoons and lakes
Where is the Slender-billed Gull found?
Breeds around the Mediterranean and north-western Indian Ocean; winters as far south as North Africa and India
How big is the Slender-billed Gull?
37-40cm
What is the wingspan of the Slender-billed Gull?
90-102cm
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