Ichthyaetus
{{short description|Genus of birds}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus).jpg
| image_caption = Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
| taxon = Ichthyaetus
| authority = Kaup, 1829
| type_species = Larus ichthyaetus
| type_species_authority = (Pallas, 1773)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
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Ichthyaetus is a genus of gulls. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ikhthus, "fish", and aetos, "eagle".{{cite book | last= Jobling | first= James A | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url= https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling | publisher= Christopher Helm | location = London | isbn = 978-1-4081-2501-4 | pages =[https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling/page/n224 224]}} They were previously included in the genus Larus.Pons J.M., Hassanin, A., and Crochet P.A.(2005). Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37(3):686–699
Species
{{Species table |genus= Ichthyaetus |authority-name=Kaup|authority-year=1829 |species-count=six|no-note=y|narrow-percent=75}}
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|name=Sooty gull |binomial=Ichthyaetus hemprichii
|image=File:Hemprichmöwe.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Bruch |authority-year=1855 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Mozambique, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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|name=Great black-headed (or Pallas's) gull |binomial=Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
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|authority-name=Pallas |authority-year=1773 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= Breeds in Central Asia and Ukraine, winters in Arabia and India.
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|name=Audouin's gull |binomial=Ichthyaetus audouinii
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|authority-name=Payraudeau |authority-year=1826 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian peninsula
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|name= Mediterranean gull|binomial=Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
|image=File:Larus melanocephalus -Zwin (Belgium).jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Temminck|authority-year=1820 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean this species has now expanded over most of Europe as far as Great Britain and Ireland
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|name= Relict gull|binomial=Ichthyaetus relictus
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|authority-name=Lönnberg |authority-year=1931 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= Mongolia, two in Kazakhstan, one in Russia, and one in China (Lake Hongjiannao)
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|name= White-eyed gull|binomial=Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
|image=File:White-eyed_gull_at_the_Red_Sea_1.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Temminck |authority-year= 1825|authority-not-original=yes
|range= Throughout Red Sea
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References
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{{Gulls}}
{{Charadriiformes|L.|state=collapsed}}
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