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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.
Herring gulls can be found "around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes, especially during winter", the RSPB says [Tim Hill]
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
The last is the eastern representative of the lesser black-backed gulls back in northwestern Europe, including Great Britain. However, the lesser black-backed gulls and herring gull are sufficiently different that they rarely interbreed; thus, the group of gulls forms a continuum except in Europe, where the two lineages meet.
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 ...
After some patience, the gull did what I wanted and I was able to take this colorful photo." Image credits: Nature Photographer of the Year (NPOTY) 2024 #29 Category Nature Art: Runner-Up, "Fallen ...
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