Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
Өгізшағала


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adult Pjatimar, Jangala region, West Kazakhstan oblast
subadult Aktau, Eastern Caspian Sea
juvenile Mangictauskaya oblast', g. Aktau
- status in Kazakhstan
- nests here · on migration · winters here
- conservation status
- IUCN LCleast concern
- sizes
- 54–66 cm, wingspan 130–158 cmweight 0.7–1.2 kg
- when to see it
- March — Octoberwinters: November — February
- on the site
- 1877 observationslast: 23 Aug 2026
- videos
- 8
Description
Внешностью и размерами очень сходна с восточной клушей. Отличается от нее более светлой сизовато-серой мантией; на концах первостепенных маховых большие белые пятна, самое большое - на первом. Ноги бледно-желтые, желтые, розовато-желтоватые. От сизой чайки отличается массивным телосложением и наличием красного бугорка у вершины подклювья. В осеннем оперении окраска та же, но у большинства птиц есть темные отметины на задней стороне шеи. Чередование возрастных нарядов практически такое же, как у восточной клуши, но во всех нарядах окраска светлее. В 4-летнем возрасте приобретают наряд, с расстояния неотличимый от взрослого. Ноги у молодых и полувзрослых птиц розовые. Вес 700-1200 г, длина 54-66, крыло самцов 44,5-46,2, крыло самок 39.5-44.5, размах 130-158 см.
Distribution
Breeds and occurs on migration in southern part of Kazakhstan from Caspian Sea eastward to Alakol depression. Northern border of breeding range isn’t known. In mild winters recorded at Barsa-Kelmes island on Aral Sea.
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- Breeding
- Migration
- Wintering
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Subspecies
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans cachinnans
Latest observations
all species photos · 1877 →Species videos · 8
all species videos · 8 →Biology
Abundant breeding migrant. Inhabits the fresh and salty lakes, rivers deltas, Caspian Sea coasts. In spring appears in March – April, in small flocks of up to dozen birds. Breeds in small (on fresh water) or large (on salty lakes) colonies up to several hundred pairs, often with other gulls and terns. Nest is built on the dry reed heaps in water or on the ground in case of breeding on islands, nest is constructed from the dry reed stems, leaves and is lined with soft grass and feathers. Sometimes nests reach up to 30 cm in height, and 42-62 cm in base diameter. Clutches of 1-4 eggs is produced in April – May, or in June – July in case of first clutch loss. Both parents incubate for 25-30 days from the first egg laying and later care for juveniles, which begin to fly in the end of June – July. Autumn migration begins in August and continues until the freezing of waters. In small numbers winters on Caspian Sea and Syrdarya river to south from Chiili station.
Sources
Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.
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