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 LC    California Gull* Id (Atlas):
    Larus californicus

Description (10)
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Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Size
51 - 58 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lawrence, 1854

Habitat
Coasts, estuaries and tidal mudflats.

Range (Guide)
Canada (B), Mexico, USA (B).

Vagrant to Ecuador.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 620,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

 
California Gull (Larus californicus) [XC362492]
     by Paul Marvin from J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, United States (call)

 
California Gull (Larus californicus) [XC159002]
     by Ian Cruickshank from Island View Beach Regional Park, Central Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada (call)

Subspecies
Fossil from late Pleistocene of Oregon. The subspecies, formerly disjunct, have recently come together in northern plains, where a zone of secondary contact is forming. Genetic studies have shown little divergence between them.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • albertaensis Jehl, 1987   -  Southern Mackenzie (Great Slake L), Alberta and western Manitoba to South Dakota.
  • californicus Lawrence, 1854   -  Eastern Washington and Great Basin to central Montana and Wyoming.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for California Gull (Larus californicus) - 10 files


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