Mongolian Gull - BirdForum Opus

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Adult
Photo © by Jeff Hopkins
On the shore of Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur, Khangai Mountains, Mongolia, 7 June 2024

Larus mongolicus

Distribution

Breed southeastern Altai and Lake Baikal to Mongolia; winters southern Asia

First cycle
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Choshi Port, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 10 February 2019

Taxonomy

Formerly considered a subspecies of European Herring Gull.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Adult showing upperwing
Photo © by taurus1971
Gyeonggi, South Korea, 5 April 2014

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Mongolian Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mongolian_Gull

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