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White-eyed gull

Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825)

Status not recordedbirds

The white-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 303 g to 357 g.

White-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus)
Photo: jujurenoult · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-eyed gull

Weight
303 g – 357 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.1 m – 1.15 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
coastalsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the white-eyed gull?

WHITE-EYED GULL · WINGSPAN 1.15 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.15 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the white-eyed gull is about 68% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the white-eyed gull live?

Not recorded

What is the white-eyed gull?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) is a small gull that is endemic to the Red Sea. Its closest relative is the sooty gull. The species is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN; human pressure and oil pollution are deemed the major threats. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus.

From the Wikipedia article “White-eyed gull” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-eyed_gull&oldid=1332913121), 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 white-eyed 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 white-eyed gull classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyLaridae
  6. genusIchthyaetus
  7. SpeciesIchthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825)

Synonyms Larus leucophthalmus, Larus massauanus

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • WEGUEnglish
  • نورس أبيض العينArabic
  • نورس ابيض العينEgyptian Arabic
  • Белоока чайкаBulgarian
  • Gouelan lagad gwennBreton
  • gavina d'ulls blancsCatalan
  • racek bělookýCzech
  • Gwylan lygatwenWelsh
  • Rødehavs MågeDanish
  • Rødehavs-mågeDanish
  • WeißaugenmöweGerman
  • Λευκόφθαλμος ΓλάροςGreek
  • blankokula mevoEsperanto
  • Gaviota ojiblancaSpanish
  • valgesilm-kajakasEstonian
  • Kaio begizuriBasque
  • کاکایی چشم سفیدPersian
  • valkosilmälokkiFinnish
  • Goéland à iris blancFrench
  • Faoileán súilbhánIrish
  • Foillan sooill-vaneScottish Gaelic
  • שחף לבן עיןHebrew
  • שחף לבן-עיןHebrew
  • crvenomorski galebCroatian
  • pápaszemes sirályHungarian
  • Սպիտակաչք որորArmenian
  • SandmáfurIcelandic
  • Gabbiano occhibianchiItalian
  • メジロカモメJapanese
  • baltaakis kirasLithuanian
  • baltacu kaijaLatvian
  • WitoogmeeuwDutch
  • rødehavsmåkeNorwegian
  • mewa białookaPolish
  • gaivota-d'olho-brancoPortuguese
  • gaivota-de-olho-brancoPortuguese
  • Белоглазая чайкаRussian
  • VilgesčalmbáiskiNorthern Sami
  • čajka bielookáSlovak
  • rdečemorski galebSlovenian
  • Belooki galebSerbian
  • vitögd måsSwedish
  • Beyaz gözlü martıTurkish
  • Kızıldeniz MartısıTurkish
  • мартин червономорськийUkrainian
  • Mòng biển mắt trắngVietnamese
  • 白眼鷗Chinese
  • 白眼鸥Chinese

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Relatives of the white-eyed gull

Other species in the same genus Ichthyaetus.

LC, Least Concern
Sooty gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii)

Sooty gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Laridae

CompareWhite-eyed gull vs Mediterranean gullWhite-eyed gull vs Pallas's gullWhite-eyed gull vs Audouin's gullWhite-eyed gull vs Sooty gull

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-eyed gull?

An adult white-eyed gull weighs 303 g – 357 g and has a wingspan of 1.1 m – 1.15 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-eyed gull?

The white-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-eyed-gull

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_eyed_gull_2026,
  title = {White-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-eyed-gull},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}