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Common Gull

Also known as Larus canus

species of bird

AI overview

The Common Gull is a medium-sized seabird found across much of the Northern Hemisphere, recognizable by its white and gray plumage and black wing tips. It matters because it is widespread and relatively abundant, making it useful for scientists studying bird populations and environmental changes, while also being familiar to people living near coastal and inland water areas.

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Species

Least Concern

common gull

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae

Habitatmarine

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 360
Image: Larus canus in Södra Hammarbyhamnen, Stockholm.jpg

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taxon name: Larus canus
Commons category: Larus canus
Commons gallery: Larus canus
wingspan: 1.11
taxon common name: gaivota-parda
short name: L. canus

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Article

The common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Russian Far East. Most common gulls migrate further south in winter, reaching the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan; northwest European populations are at least partly resident. The closely related short-billed gull was formerly often included in this species, which was then sometimes known collectively as "mew gull".

Taxonomy