Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei): Photos, Range and Facts

Overview

The slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei) is a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan) on islands and coastal lagoons. Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to as far as North Africa and India. A few birds have wandered to western Europe.

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Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

France Camargue The Rhône delta: flamingos, herons and bee-eaters among lagoons and rice fields.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Range and habitat

Breeds patchily on coasts and saline lakes from southern Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, Pakistan, and coastal far northwestern India, also Mauritania and Senegambia; winters to coasts of Arabian Peninsula and western India.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.

Slender-billed Gull

Overview

Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

Range and habitat

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Sources and further reading