Wildlifeof Thailand
Sooty Gull
Laridae
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Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, invertebrates, eggs and refuse
Habitat
Tropical rocky coasts and islands
Range
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean
The sooty gull is a dark tropical gull with a blackish hood, brown-grey body, white eye crescents and a red-and-black-tipped yellow bill. It inhabits rocky coasts and islands around the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean. Birds feed on fish and invertebrates, raid nests for eggs and scavenge around ports and fishing activity, nesting in loose coastal colonies (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Sooty Gull eat?
- Fish, invertebrates, eggs and refuse
- What habitat does the Sooty Gull live in?
- Tropical rocky coasts and islands
- Where is the Sooty Gull found?
- Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean