Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus)

Armenia (B), Cyprus (NB), Egypt, Georgia (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (NB), Israel, Jordan (NB) (P), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey (B) (NB).

Vagrant to Bahrain, Greece.

Unknown to Kuwait, Qatar.

Caucasus through Armenia to eastern Turkey and north-western Iran. Winters in south-eastern Black Sea, eastern Mediterranean and northern Red Sea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus) [XC740770]
by Marcin So\u0142owiej from King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology, Jiddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus) [XC135047]
by Ding Li Yong from Madatapa Lake, Georgia (alarm call, flight call)

Subspecies
Larus cachinnans (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) and Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis); Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993; AERC TAC) has been lumped into Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis). These changes to the BirdLife checklist follow examination by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group (BTWG) of a recent review of large white-headed gulls in the Holarctic by Collinson et al. (2008) and associated literature referred to therein. The following species level treatment, shown with subspecific placements, has been adopted by the BTWG: Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (with intermedius, graellsii, heuglini, taimyrensis and barabensis); European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) (with argenteus, smithsonianus, vegae and mongolicus); Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) (with atlantis and armenicus) and Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans).

Historically treated as a subspecies of European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus).

No subspecies.

References
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