Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Chroicocephalus
Species
genei
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Iraq,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Somewhat migratory
Preferred Habitat
Islands and coastal lagoons
Distribution and Range
Mediterranean basin to nw India; winters to ne Africa and India
Food
Feeds in deltas and marshes for fish caught by diving. Also probes mud with its beak for invertebrates and catches insects in flight in grasslands.