Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi)

Other Names (World)
Saunders's Gull, Chinese Black-headed Gull

Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Size
29 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swinhoe, 1871)

Habitat
Breeds on dry coastal flats with sparse vegetation. In the non-breeding season, mudflats and estuaries.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B), Hong Kong (China) (NB), Japan (NB), Macao (China) (NB), North Korea (NB), Russia (Asian), South Korea (B), Taiwan (China) (NB), Vietnam (NB).

Coastal eastern China from Liaoning through Hebei and Shandong to Jiangsu. Winters from South Korea and southern Japan south to northern Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is 7,100 - 9,600 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High-pitched, tern-like 'eek-eek', 'teek-eek' or 'kyi-kyi'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Saunders's Gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi) [XC840670]
by Barry Edmonston from Chong Ming Dong Tan NR, China (call)

Saunders's Gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi) [XC414481]
by Frank Lambert from Yangkou mudflats, Nantong Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China (flight call)

Subspecies
Quite similar to Brown-hooded Gull (Larus maculipennis). Sometimes placed in monotypic subgenus Saundersia, based on its compressed bill, its long, slender tarsi, and its incised webs between the long toes.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) is larger, less compact with longer bill and white leading edge to wing.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Saunderss Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) - 10 files

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