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Common Name

Armenian Gull

Alternate Names

Common Type

Gull

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae

Genus

Larus

Species

armenicus

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Iraq,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Partial migrant with some birds moving to the Mediterranean coast.

Preferred Habitat

Breed beside mountain lakes but otherwise coastal.

Distribution and Range

Lakes of Caucasus to e Turkey and Iran; winters to Red Sea

Food

Opportunistic omnivore, eating fish, worms, scraps, insects, offal and carrion.

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