Relict gull
Ichthyaetus relictus (Lönnberg, 1931)
Status not recordedbirds
The relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 391.5 g to 519 g and live up to 15 years.
Quick facts about the relict gull
- Weight
- 391.5 g – 519 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 15 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 22.1 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the relict gull live?
Not recorded
What is the relict gull?
The relict gull or Central Asian gull (Ichthyaetus relictus) is a medium-sized gull. It was believed to be an eastern race of the Mediterranean gull until 1971 and was traditionally placed in the genus Larus.
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Is the relict gull endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the relict gull classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyLaridae
- genusIchthyaetus
- SpeciesIchthyaetus relictus (Lönnberg, 1931)
Synonyms Larus melanocephalus relictus, Larus relictus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- نورس البواقيArabic
- Реликтна чайкаBulgarian
- gavina relictaCatalan
- racek reliktníCzech
- ReliktmågeDanish
- ReliktmöweGerman
- LönnbergmöweGerman
- relikva mevoEsperanto
- Gaviota relictaSpanish
- kõnnukajakasEstonian
- mongolianlokkiFinnish
- Goéland reliqueFrench
- Mouette reliqueFrench
- Faoileán iarmharachIrish
- שחף נידחHebrew
- mongol sirályHungarian
- Gabbiano relittoItalian
- ゴビズキンカモメJapanese
- МойнақKazakh
- 고대갈매기Korean
- 적호갈매기Korean
- reliktinis kirasLithuanian
- reliktā kaijaLatvian
- RelictmeeuwDutch
- mongolhettemåkeNorwegian
- mewa reliktowaPolish
- gaivota-relíquiaPortuguese
- Реликтовая чайкаRussian
- čajka reliktnáSlovak
- Mongolski galebSerbian
- reliktmåsSwedish
- Moğol MartısıTurkish
- мартин реліктовийUkrainian
- 遗鸥Chinese
- 遺鷗Chinese
Relatives of the relict gull
Other species in the same genus Ichthyaetus.
Mediterranean gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Pallas's gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Audouin's gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Sooty gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
White-eyed gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
CompareRelict gull vs Mediterranean gullRelict gull vs Pallas's gullRelict gull vs Audouin's gullRelict gull vs Sooty gull
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the relict gull?
An adult relict gull weighs 391.5 g – 519 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the relict gull live?
The relict gull has a recorded lifespan of 15 years.
What kind of animal is the relict gull?
The relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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