Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Scotland
The Herring Gull belongs to a complex group of birds from a taxonomic point of view.
Herring Gull Photos
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Herring gull Larus argentatus
Identification Tips:
Length: 20 inches Wingspan: 55 inches
Large gull
Fairly large bill with distinct gonydeal angle
Flat forehead and large bill give "mean" appearance ...
Herring Gull
Relatives in same Genus
Laughing Gull (L. atricilla)
California Gull (L. californicus)
Mew Gull (L. canus)
Ring-billed Gull (L. delawarensis)
Heermann's Gull (L. heermanni)
Western Gull (L. occidentalis)
Bonaparte's Gull (L.
Herring 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?
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
The Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is a common gull across most of the coastlines on North America.
Herring Gulls occur over much of the Northern Hemisphere between the tropics and the Arctic Circle.
Herring Gulls are common in the Weaselhead/Glenmore Park area during spring and fall migration periods. Outside of these periods they range from rare to uncommon during summer months to absent during winter months.
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
Status Common resident. Breeds. Abundant along the coast throughout the year, particularly in the vicinity of its many breeding colonies. Frequents many rivers and lakes in summer, breeding on islands in some lakes.
Herring Gull
Both Sexes
Grey upperparts, white head and underparts, and black wing tips. Pink legs. Yellow bill with red spot near tip.
Larus argentatus ...
Herring gull calls
Springwatch
Quite complex calls and white plumage send a range of messages.
Herring gulls are large, noisy gulls found throughout the year around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes, especially during winter.
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus - 3rd summer
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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.
Herring Gull
The Herring hull is everybody's idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns.
Herring gulls belong to a complex of gulls, all of which share similarities and may be confused with one another. Because of hybridization and other factors, the taxonomy of gulls is complicated.
Herring Gull Habits
Successful scavenging. The herring gull has adapted very well to man's way of life and is the main scavenger around rubbish dumps and fishing harbours.
Herring Gull
Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus (scientific)
Horseshoe crabs spend most of their life out in the ocean. During the late spring, they emerge onto beaches throughout the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to breed.
Herring Gull
Winter Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Laughing Gull
Winter Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Herring Gull (American) - 2
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 18 (two birds over deep water)
Pomarine Jaeger - 1 (immature, apparent 1st-summer, bird pursued and seen at a moderate distance)
Northern Gannet - 7 (all nearshore) ...
Herring Gull Larus argentatus. Occasional breeder. Common in winter, spring, and fall, and rare in summer in Gulf Coast and Tennessee Valley regions.
This Herring Gull-sized bird was found off the Farrington Road bridge on 2/15/2004 by Haven Wiley and his avian biology class from UNC. I photographed it on 2/17 in fairly dim, snowy conditions.
Young Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Common and widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, the Herring Gull is variable in appearance, and the species has been subdivided into numerous subspecies. Sibley states: "...
Larus argentatus Herring gull
Larus armenicus Armenian gull
Larus atlanticus Olrog's gull
Larus audouinii Audouin's gull
Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed gull
Larus bulleri Black-billed gull
Larus californicus California gull ...
First-year birds have a paler head, rump and underparts than those of the Herring Gull, more closely resembling first-year Great Black-backed Gulls in plumage.
The most similar eastern species is the Herring Gull. The Herring Gull is larger, being 64 cm (25 in) in length and with a 147 cm (58 in) wingspan.
Gull, Great Black-backed Larus marinus Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by Dick Daniels
1) Great Black-Backed Gull is larger than Herring Gull
2) Back: adult Herring Gull and 2 adult Great Black Backs.
It is slightly smaller than the Herring Gull, but resembles it in all plumages. The California Gull has a bright yellow bill with a red spot at the gonys.
Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) ...
Mink, foxes, great black-backed gulls, and humans. Herring gulls will take puffin eggs and chicks from their nesting burrow.
Habitat
North Atlantic Ocean; Iceland, Norway, the Faeroe Islands, British Isles, Northern U.S., and eastern Canada.
Pomarine Jaegers are larger than Parasitic, about the size of a Herring Gull. They are often often heavily barred below. The breast band is broad.
Herring gulls will sometimes steal fish from a puffin when it returns from the ocean to feed its check, or it will pull unguarded puffin eggs or even chicks out of their nesting burrows, often meaning dire consequences for the egg or the chick.
Very similar to other members of superspecies #15. (See Herring Gull.)
NEST:
Of sticks, dried weeds, rubbish, feathers.
The common gull—called sea gull in North America—is the herring gull Larus argentatus smithsonianus, a subspecies of the common European gull L. argentatus. It is found on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and on the Great Lakes.
Plains, and number of recorded colonies in southern Manitoba were given for Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Franklin's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, ...
in productivity; botulism (a deadly virus that develops in rotting water plants) has been known to kill loons; nationally, the largest decreases in loon numbers have been in areas where acid rain is worst; increases in raccoon and herring gull ...
Birds that prey upon eastern box turtles include American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Mississippi kites (Ictinia mississippiensis), barn owls (Tyto alba), herring gulls (Larus argentatus), and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) [35,46].
 See also: Herring, Gull, Flamingo, Eland, Seabird
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