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ML646924241

Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii

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Contributor

Sam Jones Media from this contributor Profile

Date

13 Dec 2025 eBird checklist S288487765

Location

Mirbat Port
Dhofar, Oman
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 16.9861395, 54.6868922
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Sounds
Call; Song
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Giving a cool display, where the bird would point its bill to the ground and 'wind up' (first phrase of the song) and then throw its head back and open bill to the sky to give the rest of the call. Singing bird quite aggressive to others around it

Additional species

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull (Heuglin's) Larus fuscus heuglini

Technical information

Recorder
Zoom F3
Microphone
Sennheiser ME66
Accessories
Rycote Softie
Original file size
17.12 MB

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