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...
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cities. Particularly large urban gull colonies (composed primarily of European herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls) are now present in Cardiff, Bristol...
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whereas the nominate kelp gull usually has a pale eye. Young Cape gulls have almost identical plumage to similarly aged kelp gulls. L. d. dominicanus, (Lichtenstein...
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they have paler mantles and wingtips paler than Western gulls but darker than Glaucous-winged gulls. Additionally, the nonbreeding plumage of hybrids typically...
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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)...
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Heermann's gull eats small fish, marine invertebrates, lizards, insects, refuse, and carrion. This species nests colonially on the ground, like many gulls. The...
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Gull eggs, gathered in spring from the nests of wild gulls, are a source or form of eggs as food. Gulls' eggs tend to have speckled shells (which somewhat...
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garbage than other common gulls, and spent most of their time roosting or loafing. Like most gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls regularly capture fish and...
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and, in summer, a less fully developed dark hood. Like most gulls, black-headed gulls are long-lived birds, with a maximum age of at least 32.9 years...
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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...
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