Relict gull

Relict gull
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Ichthyaetus
Species:
I. relictus
Binomial name
Ichthyaetus relictus
(Lönnberg, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Larus relictus Lönnberg, 1931

The relict gull or Central Asian gull (Ichthyaetus relictus) is a medium-sized gull. It was believed to be an eastern race of the Mediterranean gull until 1971 and was traditionally placed in the genus Larus.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Larus relictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.