Audouin's gull  (Larus audouinii)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Genus Larus (1)
Size Length: 50 cm (2)

Status

Audouin's gull is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (3). It is also listed on Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (4), Annex I of the EU Birds Directive (5), and Annex 2 of the African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement (6). It is classified as endangered on the Greek Red Book of Threatened Vertebrates (2).