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 LC    California Gull* Id (Atlas):
    Larus californicus Vagrant

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.

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) [XC362782]
     by Paul Marvin from J Street Marina, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, California, United States (flight call)

 
California Gull (Larus californicus) [XC109694]
     by Paul Marvin from Westhaven State Park, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, United States (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
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Files:
JPG files for California Gull (Larus californicus) - 10 files


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