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Recordings
Scientific Name
Larus melanocephalus
Arabic Name
نورس البحر الأبيض المتوسط
Kuwaiti name
جنة
Family
Width
105.0 cm
Length
38.0 cm
Similar species
Information
Vagrant during winter and spring passage. An elegant bird breeding in wetlands in the Mediterranean and Caspian Seas; very rarely reaching the Gulf. It forages along the coast and at sea during the non-breeding season.
Where in Kuwait
Only 6 records for Kuwait with the last being from Green Island in 2012. Most other records are coastal with one from an inland pool in the Jahra area
In the world
It has a very large range with a stable population and breeds almost entirely in Europe. Most populations of this species are fully migratory and travel along coastlines between their breeding and wintering areas on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts.
Local threats
Marine oil spills and pollution