Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) (last update: October
12, 2011) Great Black-backed Gull adult June This page is
enlarges upon the status of Great Black-backed Gulls in Morocco.
see: Morocco Birds Blog. Larus marinus in Morocco A new breeding
bird species for Morocco and Africa: the Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus. The species is found breeding in Khniffiss
Lagoon, southern Morocco. Since the discovery of four displaying
Cape Gulls [Larus dominicanus vetula] in Khniffis Lagoon,
Morocco in February 2008, the site has become a popular
destination for Western Palearctic birders. The Cape Gulls were
apparently residents and the number increased to a maximum of
ten adults in April and May 2009, and breeding took place the
same year. In May 2010, after analysing photographs of 'Cape
Gulls' from the site in April 2010, it was discovered that all
the photographed birds from that month were, in fact, Great
Black-backed Gulls [L marinus]. An analysis of as many
photographs as could be found from the area r