Pallas’s Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773) (1, 0)
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STATUS
Eurasia. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
Formerly known as Great Black-headed Gull.
A review of five records was carried out with just the Devon individual from 1859 surviving (K. Vinicombe & P. J. Hopkin, British Birds 86: 201-205).
RECORD
1). 1859 Devon Exmouth, adult, shot, late May or early June, now at Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.
(F. W. L. Ross, Annals & Magazine of Natural History 4: 467; F. W. L. Ross, Zoologist 1860: 6860-6861; Harting, 1872; Yarrell, 1871-85; BOU, 1883; Pidsley, 1891; Witherby, 1920-24; W. P. Lowe, Ibis 1939: 75; Moore, 1969; K. Vinicombe & P. J. Hopkin, British Birds 86: 201-205, plates 40-41).
