Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
About the Slender-billed Gull
The slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei) is a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan) on islands and coastal lagoons. Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to as far as North Africa and India. A few birds have wandered to western Europe. A vagrant individual was reportedly seen on Antigua, April 24, 1976 (AOU, 2000). The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head". The specific genei commemorates Italian naturalist Giuseppe Gené.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 200 recordings for this species: 66 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in France, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusrecording
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaerecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.