- Sabine's
gull. The
large species take up to four
years to
attain full
adult plumage, but two
years is
typical for
small gulls.
Large white-headed
gulls are...
-
nominate kelp
gull usually has a pale eye.
Young Cape
gulls have
almost identical plumage to
similarly aged kelp
gulls. The kelp
gull is a rare vagrant...
- many
gulls, it has
traditionally been
placed in the
genus Larus. The
Mediterranean gull is
slightly larger and
bulkier than the black-headed
gull with...
- also
similar in
appearance to
immature herring gulls, with
browner plumage than
immature ring-billed
gulls.
Length can
range from 46 to 55 cm (18 to 22 in)...
- they have
paler mantles and
wingtips paler than
Western gulls but
darker than Glaucous-winged
gulls. Additionally, the
nonbreeding plumage of
hybrids typically...
- Heermann's
gull eats
small fish,
marine invertebrates, lizards, insects, refuse, and carrion. This
species nests colonially on the ground, like many
gulls. The...
- Vega
gulls displays darker brown flecks and streaks.
Adult Vega
gulls in
winter can
often be
mistaken for the very similar-looking slaty-backed
gull (L...
- taxonomies:
American herring gull (Larus smithsoni****) -
North America European herring gull (Larus argentatus) -
Northern Europe Vega
gull (Larus vegae) - East...
- cities.
Particularly large urban gull colonies (composed
primarily of
European herring gulls and
lesser black-backed
gulls) are now
present in Cardiff, Bristol...
- and Yemen. As is the case with many
gulls, it has
traditionally been
placed in the
genus Larus. The
sooty gull is
named in
honour of the
German naturalist...
