Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826)

Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Audouin's Gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii, breeds on islands and coasts in the Mediterranean, with its range extending from southern Portugal and Spain through the Mediterranean and linked seas to Cyprus and southern Turkey, and it winters as far south as the coast of Gambia. It is a gull of the Palearctic and is closely tied to the sea. Its most notable feature is its short red bill, together with white tips on the outer wing feathers. It was described by Payraudeau in 1826 and belongs to the gull family Laridae.

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Breeding range
Palearctic: e North Atlantic coast of s Portugal and Spain; coasts and islets of Mediterranean and associated seas to Cyprus and s Turkey
Nonbreeding range
to coast of Gambia (tropical North Atlantic)
Audouin's Gull
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in Spain 4, Italy 3

Strait of Gibraltar Private Birding Day Trip
Strait of Gibraltar Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Tarifa Private tour 12h

A private birding day around Tarifa and the Strait of Gibraltar for migration, coastal birds and southern specialties....

From EUR 445
Southern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Southern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Sanlucar de Barrameda Private tour 9h

A private full-day exploration of the Guadalquivir mouth and southern Doñana from Seville or Sanlúcar....

From EUR 345
Private Eastern Spain Multi-Day Birding Holiday
Private Eastern Spain Multi-Day Birding Holiday
Spain Private tour 4 days

A tailor-made eastern Spain holiday combining Mediterranean wetlands, inland peaks, open plains and coastal birding....

Private Valencia and Alicante Wetlands Birding Day Trip
Private Valencia and Alicante Wetlands Birding Day Trip
Spain / Valencia Private tour 1 day

A private wetland birding day shaped around the lagoons, reedbeds and coastal habitats of Valencia or Alicante....

Private Elba and Tuscan Archipelago Raptor Birding with Giorgio Paesani
Private Elba and Tuscan Archipelago Raptor Birding with Giorgio Paesani
Italy / Portoferraio Private tour 1 day

Private birding on Elba and the Tuscan Archipelago with Giorgio Paesani, focused on raptor migration, island habitats and Mediterranean bird...

South-East Sicily Private Birding Day with Andrea Corso
South-East Sicily Private Birding Day with Andrea Corso
Italy / Siracusa Private tour 1 day

A private eight-hour birding day in the wetlands and coastal habitats around Siracusa, tailored to current conditions....

From EUR 280
8-Day South-Eastern Sicily Birding Tour with Andrea Corso
8-Day South-Eastern Sicily Birding Tour with Andrea Corso
Italy / Catania Group tour 8 days

Eight days of birding and natural history across Etna, the Catania Plain and south-eastern Sicily’s wetlands with Andrea Corso....

From EUR 2,000