Gull
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GULL (Welsh gwylan, Breton, goelann, whence Fr. goeland), the name commonly adopted, to the almost entire exclusion of the O. Eng.
Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica)
The Gull-billed Tern is fairly cosmopolitan and breeds on all continents except Antarctica.
Gull (Herring)
Herring gull: Larus argentatus
Distribution: around coasts of Britain, rest of Europe, Scandinavia, Mediterranean. Widespread inland in winter.
Gull-billed tern Sterna nilotica
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Length: 13 inches Wingspan: 35 inches
Sexes similar
Medium-sized, robust tern
Thick, blunt, black bill
Short, notched tail
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Gull
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The Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a widespread coastal tern found along all along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States. The species is also found in parts of California and Mexico.
Gull
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters.
Gull Seafaring bird that is of the same family as the tern and related to the jaeger . They are found across all the oceans of the world and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, they have squared tails rather than forked .
Gull-billed Terns generally nest and breed in small, loosely packed colonies. Most courtship posturing, and feeding displays are performed on the ground. Their nests are shallow depressions on open ground, occasionally rimmed with soil or vegetation.
Gull-billed Tern
Last updated 3/20/96 Gull-billed Tern is one of the birds I'm asked about the most. Its a common summer resident along the coast, but uncommon in the the winter.
Gull versus gull
Natural World
Danger increases as a pursued young gull becomes waterlogged.
A Gull That Thinks It Is A Tern
Unlike most gulls which are coastal, Sabine's Gull is truly pelagic when not breeding.
Mew Gull
Larus canus Linnaeus
Status Five records. On 9 March 1969 Christel and Norman Bell saw a gull consorting with Herring Gulls at close range about their yard on Sable Island.
Mew Gull Photos
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Gray Gull Larus modestus
Described by: Tschudi (1843)
Alternate common name(s): Grey Gull
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Mew Gull ( Larus canus )
Mew Gull, Whiffin Spit Park, Sooke, Near Victoria, British Columbia
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
Common Gull
Both Sexes
Grey upperparts, white head and underparts, and black wing-tips. Yellow-green legs.
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Western Gull
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
La Gaviota Occidental - en Espaņol
Species code: LAOC ...
Gull-Billed Tern EU report (PDF)
Birdlife factsheet of Gull-Billed Tern
Gull-Billed Tern EU population trend (PDF) ...
Gull
Gulls are approximately 43 species of birds belonging to the family Laridae, which includes the terns ...
Gull Development; Coloniality; Gulls and Predators; Parent-Chick Recognition.
REFERENCES:
Burger and Gochfeld, 1987; Cramp and Simmons, 1983; Vermeer and Devito, 1986, 1987.
Mew Gull Larus canus kamtschatschensis - Adult in winter plumage
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Mew Gull Behaviour
No observations regarding Mew Gull behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Mew Gulls ...
The gull allowed for fairly close approach, but did not appear to be injured.
This gull is common along the Pacific Coast in winter and inland in breeding season, nesting in large colonies on the prairies.
This gull is unusual in that it eats a lot of insects.
Franklin's Gulls Information
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This gull nests in colonies. The nest consists of grasses and sedges placed on the ground.
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This Gull is excessively shy and vigilant, so that even at Labrador we found it difficult to procure it, nor did we succeed in obtaining more than about a dozen old birds, and that only by stratagem.
Common gull
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Herring Gull
The Herring Gull is mostly white in color, but its back and the tops of its wings are pale gray. The very tips of its wings are black with a white spot. Did you know that in the winter adult herring gulls will change color?
Dolphin Gull
Larus scoresbii
Local Name: Red-billed Gull
Breeding Range: Falklands & southern South America
Length: 43cm.
Falklands Population: ~4,000 breeding pairs
World Population: ~6,000 breeding pairs ...
Pallas's Gull
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae ...
Laughing Gull Call (.wav format)
(Sound source: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of the Interior)
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Laughing Gull
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
The Laughing gull is about 16 inches in length. Its white body is covered by a slate-gray mantle and nearly black hood which extends further on the throat than on the back of the head.
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Status: Winter Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2011
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Herring Gull
Description
Distinguishing Features - Head, neck, tail and under parts, white; back and wing covers, pearly gray. Wing tips, black with small white tip on each feather. Bill, yellow with a red spot at end of lower mandible.
Don't forget to check back here in the middle of the first heat wave of summer. The sight of an Iceland Gull in summer actually works better than air conditioning and is more eco-friendly as well! ...
The black-billed gull breeds on the main river-bed, and one or more pairs usually frequent the lake after the breeding season is over.
Diet The ring-billed gull eats insects, seeds, grain, fish and garbage. It is often called the "fast food gull" because it often hangs around fast food restaurants scavenging for food.
Anatomy: The Ring-Billed Gull is about 18 to 21 inches (45-53 cm) long with a 20 inch (50 cm) wingspan. It weighs about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg). Adults (who mature at three years of age) are mostly white; juveniles are a mottled brown.
Gull, Common aka Mew Gull Larus canus Found: North America Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1 - 5) Dick Daniels in Scotland 6) Alan D Wilson at Whiffin Spit Park, Sooke, Near Victoria, British Columbia
1) Juvenile 2) Common Gull in front, ...
Gull Taxonomy
A while ago I wrote about how almost all of the 50-odd species of gulls are in the genus Larus.
Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
The kelp gull is a large bird with slate-black wings, a white head and body, and an all-white tail. The underwing is white, tipped black... More 29 Images 3 Videos ...
Kelp Gull
Africa Bird Guide Information: The adult Kelp Gull, also known as Southern Blackbacked Gull has dark eyes and whitish-yellow feet...
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Gull sizes range from 11 to 31 inches.
Except for the totally white ivory gull, gulls vary from pale gray
to black above, and from white to gray below. The heads of many
have black, gray, or dark brown hoods during breeding season. Many ...
Gull
Garter Snake
Thamnophis ftp. (scientific)
All garter snakes are carnivores, but some prefer amphibians, while others eat rodents, birds and reptiles.
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica. Breeder. Fairly common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare in winter in Gulf Coast region. Found in the Gulf and salt marshes, and on bays and beaches. Low Conservation Concern.
The Gull-billed Tern has a large range, estimated globally at 5,500,000 square kilometers. Native to North America and nearby island nations and introduced to much of Europe, this bird prefers forest, wetland, and marine ecosystems.
Mew Gull eggs are a light brown/olive with brown markings, and are about 57 mm(2.2in) in length. They are laid in March and early April during the breeding season.
Index of Gull / Seagull Species
The Laridae are known from fossil evidence since the Early Oligocene, some 30-33 mya.
Terns are gull like but slimmer, with pointed wings and beaks. In breeding plumage the black tern has a black head and underparts and gray wings. In Michigan they prefer open or swampy marsh habitat.
Ring-billed Gull populations are greatly reduced during the summer months. They are found in both coastal and inland areas. They are often seen in parking lots with Laughing Gulls.
Ring-billed Gull
A water bird commonly known as the sea gull.
Roadrunner
Also known as the Ground Cuckoo, this bird is a fast runner that rarely flies.
The Laughing Gull occurs in the eastern coastal United States. In northeastern coastal areas, it occurs only during the summer, but in the South and Southeast it occurs throughout the year.
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Leopard Seal, Skua Gull, Killer Whale
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Whether the animal is solitary or sociable...
Terns were trapped on their nests using modified gull traps (Weaver, D. K., and J. A. Kadlec. 1970. A method for trapping breeding adult gulls. Bird Banding 41:28-31.).
- Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Blue chaffinch Fringilla teydea
- Bonelli’s eagle Aquila fasciata
- Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus
- Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus ...
Great Black-backed Gull: This is the largest gull in the world. Its head is white, with the underparts being white and the upperparts being black. It bill is large and yellow, with the lower part having a red spot.
The Great Black-backed Gull is perhaps the biggest threat to the Atlantic Puffin. It is capable of attacking a puffin while flying, or may catch an unsuspecting solitary puffin by surprise by dive-bombing it from behind.
Classification Confusion: The Common Gull comprises three populations, sometimes considered distinct species: Larus canus canus, the Common Gull, of western Eurasia; L. c. kamschatschensis, the "Kamchatka Gull", of eastern Eurasia; and L. c.
 See also: Herring, Herring Gull, Seabird, Tern, Flamingo
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