Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Audouin's gull is a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle", and the specific audouinii and the English name are after the French naturalist Jean Victoire Audouin.

Scientific name

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Family

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers