The Mediterranean gull (lat. Larus melanocephalus) is a small-sized gull with an all-black head in the breeding season. Adults have white wing-tips and underwings, and the younger birds have more wing markings. It has a large, slightly drooped beak, bright red when adult. Its scientific name is due to the black color of its head. It is common in South and Southeast Europe. Most of the breeding population nest within black-headed gull colonies at coastal wetlands.
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