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White-eyed gull
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The white-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) is a small gull that is endemic to the Red Sea. Its closest relative is the sooty gull. The species is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN; human pressure and oil pollution are deemed the major threats. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus.[2]
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White-eyed gull | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Ichthyaetus |
Species: | I. leucophthalmus |
Binomial name | |
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825) | |
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Range of the White-eyed Gull (dark blue) | |
Synonyms | |
Larus leucophthalmus |
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