Pallas's gull
| Pallas's gull | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Ichthyaetus |
| Species: | I. ichthyaetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Pallas, 1773) | |
| Range of I. ichthyaetus Breeding Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Larus ichthyaetus | |
Pallas's gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. Ichthyaetus is from ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle".