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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Arctic Herring Gull* |
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Larus smithsonianus |
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Description (10)
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Arctic Herring Gull
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Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Size
55 - 64 cm
First Described (Guide)
Coues, 1862
Habitat
Coasts, lakes, rivers, garbage dumps.
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North America; winters south to Central America.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Estuaries and fishing harbors, usually in the company of other large gulls.
Food
Fish, mussels, crabs, sea urchins and squid, insects, chicks and eggs of other birds. Also carrion and human refuse.
Voice
A high, cracked 'klaaw klaaw klaaw klaaw' and deeper 'gvow gvow gvow gvow'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (55)...)
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) [XC452826]
by Nicholas Comparato from Boddeker Road, Galveston County, Texas, United States (call)
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) [XC528177]
by William Whitehead from Castletownbere, Co. Cork, Ireland (begging call)
Nest
A scrape on the ground lined with grass, seaweed and feathers, on coasts, cliffs, near water. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: usually 3
Color: pale blue, olive or cinnamon overlaid with brown markings
Incubation: 30 - 32 days
Young
Fledge: 42 - 49 days
Subspecies
Considered by some authors as a subspecies of European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Arctic Herring Gull see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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