Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei (Brème, 1839) EI SLEGU 5850
Family: Charadriiformes > Laridae

A small gull whose scattered breeding populations extend from the Mediterranean to the Arabian Sea. The Spanish population is increasing and may be the source of the occasional individuals that occur in Britain.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Slender-billed Gull

• Breeding
• Winter

41 records

BTO RECORDS

41 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

Species of European Conservation Concern	Vulnerable
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)	Least Concern
Schedule 1 license required (to disturb)	No
Birds Directive Annex 1	No

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

BOU Category	A
First Record	East Sussex, 1960

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Slender-billed Gull, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

Field Codes

2-letter: EI | 5-letter code: SLEGU | Euring: 5850

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Gwylan Ylfinfain

Catalan: gavina capblanca

Czech: racek tenkozobý

Danish: Tyndnæbbet Måge

Dutch: Dunbekmeeuw

Estonian: salenokk-kajakas

Finnish: kaitanokkalokki

French: Goéland railleur

German: Dünnschnabelmöwe

Hungarian: vékonycsoru sirály

Icelandic: Bleikmáfur

Italian: Gabbiano roseo

Latvian: tievknabja kaija

Lithuanian: laibasnapis kiras

Norwegian: Smalnebbmåke

Polish: mewa cienkodzioba

Portuguese: gaivota-de-bico-fino

Slovak: cajka tenkozobá

Slovenian: zalivski galeb

Spanish: Gaviota picofina

Swedish: långnäbbad mås