Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)

Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada (B) (NB) (P), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Puerto Rico, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA (B).

Vagrant to Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Portugal, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), Sweden, United Kingdom.

Western Alaska and southern British Columbia east to eastern Quebec, and possibly northern Maine. Winters along Pacific coast south to Mexico (Sinaloa) and on Atlantic coast to Florida and Greater Antilles; in mild winters from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico.

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

Population
Estimated population is 260,000 - 530,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Tern-like 'gerr reek' or 'tee-er', more rasping or grating than that of Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (73)...)

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) [XC163064]
by Paul Marvin from Parsons Beach Rd, Kennebunk, Maine, United States (flight call)

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) [XC516224]
by Janine McCabe from Mecca, Riverside County, California, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bonapartes Gull (Larus philadelphia) - 10 files

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