Sooty Gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii) [XC338831]
by Guido O. Keijl from Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman (call)
Sooty Gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii) [XC740764]
by David Darrell-Lambert from Jazan-shoreline south of Heritage Village, Saudi Arabia (call, song)
Nest
A scrape or depression in bare coral, under mangrove bushes on a bed of leaves, under Suaeda bushes in loose sand, or under low hanging coral (Red Sea) on exposed promontories. Usually in colonies, but solitary pairs in Africa.
Subspecies
Morphometrically linked with Grey Gull (Larus modestus) and White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus).