Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Adult common gulls are 40–46 cm (16–18 in) long and a wingspan of 100–115 cm (39–45 in), noticeably smaller than the herring gull and slightly smaller than the ring-billed gull. It is further distinguished from the ring-billed gull by its shorter, more tapered bill, which is a more greenish shade of yellow and is unmarked during the ...
The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull (Larus smithsonianus or Larus argentatus smithsonianus) is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithological Society as a subspecies of herring gull (L. argentatus). Adults are white with gray back and wings, black wingtips with white spots, and pink legs.
The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. [2] It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate further south in winter, but many are permanent residents, such as in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores.
The site, managed by the trust and owned by Affinity Water, was "a vital roost site for five species of gulls" - including the great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull ...
Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus Larus, all formerly treated as a single species. Three species are still combined in some taxonomies: American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus) - North America; European herring gull (Larus argentatus) - Northern Europe; Vega gull (Larus vegae) - East Asia
Caspian gull (L. cachinnans) is treated as a separate species from European herring and yellow-legged gulls, and is defined as including the forms barabensis and mongolicus; Heuglin's gull (L. heuglini) (including the form taimyrensis) and Vega gull (L. vegae) (including the form birulai) are each given full species status
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Subfamily of seabirds "Seagull" redirects here. For other uses, see Gull (disambiguation) and Seagull (disambiguation). Gull (commonly seagull) Temporal range: Early Oligocene – Present Adult European herring gull Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum ...
This hybrid is sometimes known as "Great Lakes gull". Herring gulls and glaucous gulls hybridise in Greenland, Iceland and Alaska. The offspring have been termed "Nelson's gull", [3] but are sometimes also known as "Viking gull". Herring gulls and glaucous-winged gulls hybridize extensively in southern Alaska. The offspring are sometimes termed ...