Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East : an identification guide / Peter Adriaens [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adriaens, Peter, Author.

Adriaens, Peter, author.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Gulls.

Middle East.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton University Press 2022

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]

Summary:

A comprehensive photographic guide to the gull species of the Western PalearcticGulls occupy a particularly important place in the world of birds. But because they are notoriously difficult to identify, they have long been ignored in the ornithological literature. Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East offers the most up-to-date guide for gull identification in Europe and beyond. With a direct and visual approach, and an exhaustive abundance of beautiful color photographs, this book provides thorough accounts of all species and subspecies of gulls found in the Western Palearctic. The guide compares similar taxa and addresses the complexities of identifying hybrids. Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East will be the standard work for identifying these birds for some time to come.Richly illustrated with nearly 1400 color photographsThorough accounts of all species and subspecies of gulls found in the Western PalearcticUp-to-date information for easy and accurate identification of 45 species

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Gulls of the Western Palearctic

Black-Legged Kittiwake. Rissa tridactyla

Ivory Gull. Pagophila eburnea

Sabine’s Gull. Xema sabini

Slender-billed Gull. Chroicocephalus genei

Bonaparte’s Gull. Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Brown-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Black-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Grey-headed Gull. Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Little Gull. Hydrocoloeus minutus

Ross’s Gull. Rhodostethia rosea

Laughing Gull. Leucophaeus atricilla

Franklin’s Gull. Leucophaeus pipixcan

Mediterranean Gull. Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Small Hybrid Gulls

Relict Gull. Ichthyaetus relictus

White-eyed Gull. Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

Sooty Gull. Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Common Gull. Larus canus canus

Russian Common Gull. Larus canus heinei

Kamchatka Gull. Larus (canus) kamtschatschensis

Short-billed Gull. Larus brachyrhynchus

Ring-billed Gull. Larus delawarensis

Audouin’s Gull. Ichthyaetus audouinii

Pallas’s Gull. Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Great Black-backed Gull. Larus marinus

Kelp Gull (Cape Gull) Larus dominicanus vetula

Glaucous-winged Gull. Larus glaucescens

Glaucous Gull. Larus hyperboreus

Iceland Gull. Larus glaucoides glaucoides

Kumlien’s Gull. Larus glaucoides kumlieni

Thayer’s Gull. Larus thayeri

European Herring Gull. Larus argentatus argentatus and argenteus

American Herring Gull. Larus smithsonianus

Vega Gull. Larus vegae

Caspian Gull. Larus cachinnans

‘Azores Gull’ Larus michahellis atlantis

Yellow-legged Gull. Larus michahellis

Armenian Gull. Larus armenicus

Slaty-backed Gull. Larus schistisagus

Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus graellsii and L. f. intermedius

Baltic Gull. Larus fuscus fuscus

Heuglin’s Gull. Larus (fuscus) heuglini

Steppe Gull. Larus (fuscus?) barabensis

‘Viking Gull’ Larus argentatus × hyperboreus

Large Hybrid Gulls

Bibliography

Photographic Credits

Notes:

Originally published as Laridés d'Europe ©Delachaux et Niestlé, Paris, 2021.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-23049-8

OCLC:

1302010917