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Audouin’s gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826)
A gull endemic to the Mediterranean, recognisable by its coral-red bill with a black band and its grey-green legs. It nests in…
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European shag
Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii (Payraudeau, 1826)
A black seabird with metallic green sheen, present year-round along the rocky coasts of the Sinis and around Mal di Ventre Island.…
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Scopoli’s shearwater
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
A pelagic seabird that nests in colonies on the islands of the western Mediterranean. Mal di Ventre Island hosts a breeding colony…
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