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Armenian gull

Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934

LCLeast Concernbirds

The armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 867 g to 1 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Armenian gull (Larus armenicus)
Photo: Xelgen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the armenian gull

Weight
867 g – 1 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.4 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the armenian gull?

ARMENIAN GULL · WINGSPAN 1.4 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.4 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the armenian gull is about 82% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the armenian gull

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Armenian gull (Larus armenicus)
Xelgen (Aleksey Chalabyan) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the armenian gull live?

Not recorded

What is the armenian gull?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a large gull found in the Caucasus and the Middle East. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the European herring gull (L. argentatus), but is now generally considered to be a separate species, although BirdLife International lumps it with the yellow-legged gull (L. michahellis).

From the Wikipedia article “Armenian gull” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armenian_gull&oldid=1313948288), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the armenian gull endangered?

The armenian gull is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the armenian gull classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyLaridae
  6. genusLarus
  7. SpeciesLarus armenicus Buturlin, 1934

Synonyms Larus amenicus, Larus cachinnans armenicus

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • نورس عجمةArabic
  • نورس أرمينيArabic
  • نورس ارمينيArabic
  • نورس أبيض العينArabic
  • Арменска чайкаBulgarian
  • gavià d'ArmèniaCatalan
  • racek arménskýCzech
  • Gwylan ArmeniaWelsh
  • Armensk MågeDanish
  • ArmenienmöweGerman
  • Armenien-MöweGerman
  • ArmeniermöweGerman
  • Ασημόγλαρος της ΑρμενίαςGreek
  • Armena mevoEsperanto
  • armenia mevoEsperanto
  • Gaviota armeniaSpanish
  • armeenia hõbekajakasEstonian
  • کاکایی ارمنیPersian
  • armenianlokkiFinnish
  • Goéland d'ArménieFrench
  • Goéland d’ArménieFrench
  • Faoileán AirméanachIrish
  • Foillan ArmeanaghScottish Gaelic
  • שחף ארמניHebrew
  • örmény sirályHungarian
  • Հայկական որորArmenian
  • Որոր հայկականArmenian
  • LeirumáfurIcelandic
  • Gabbiano d'ArmeniaItalian
  • Gabbiano reale d'ArmeniaItalian
  • アルメニアセグロカモメJapanese
  • სომხური თოლიაGeorgian
  • armėninis kirasLithuanian
  • Armēnijas kaijaLatvian
  • Armeense meeuwDutch
  • armenermåkeNorwegian
  • mewa armeńskaPolish
  • gaivota-arméniaPortuguese
  • Gaivota da ArméniaPortuguese
  • gaivota-da-arméniaPortuguese
  • Gaivota-da-ArmêniaPortuguese
  • армянская чайкаRussian
  • ArmeniagáiruNorthern Sami
  • čajka arménskaSlovak
  • armenski galebSlovenian
  • Jermenski galebSerbian
  • armenisk trutSwedish
  • dogu martisiTurkish
  • doğu martısıTurkish
  • Van Gölü MartısıTurkish
  • вірменська чайкаUkrainian
  • Мартин вірменськийUkrainian
  • мартин севанськийUkrainian
  • 阿曼鷗Chinese
  • 亚美尼亚鸥Chinese
  • 亞美尼亞鷗Chinese

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Relatives of the armenian gull

Other species in the same genus Larus.

CompareArmenian gull vs European herring gullArmenian gull vs Common gullArmenian gull vs Lesser black-backed gullArmenian gull vs Great black-backed gull

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the armenian gull?

An adult armenian gull weighs 867 g – 1 kg and has a wingspan of 1.4 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the armenian gull endangered?

The armenian gull is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the armenian gull?

The armenian gull (Larus armenicus) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{armenian_gull_2026,
  title = {Armenian gull (Larus armenicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/armenian-gull},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}