Ichthyaetus
Mediterranean Gull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Ichthyaetus Kaup 1829
Species
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Ichthyaetus is a genus of gulls. They were included in the genus Larus until recently.

Species

• White-eyed Gull, Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
• Sooty Gull, Ichthyaetus hemprichii
• Great Black-headed (or Pallas's) Gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
• Audouin's Gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii
• Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Relict Gull, Ichthyaetus relictus

References

• Pons J.M., Hassanin, A., and Crochet P.A.(2005). Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 37(3):686-699