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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Verified source photographJudy GallagherCC-BY-SA · View source
PRB-0142Charadriiformes

Ring-billed Gull

Gaviota Piquianillada

Larus delawarensis

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

The ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull native to North America, breeding in Canada and the northern Contiguous United States, and wintering mainly in the United States and northern Mexico. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific delawarensis refers to the Delaware River.

FamilyLaridaeGulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatcoastsCoastal
Primary dietCarnivoreOmnivore
Average mass500 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of Ring-billed Gull: call
SpectrogramLarus delawarensis

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Sound recorded by Dana Siefer · XC1090393 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Ring-billed Gull

The ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull native to North America, breeding in Canada and the northern Contiguous United States, and wintering mainly in the United States and northern Mexico. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific delawarensis refers to the Delaware River.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
coasts
Elevation
0–100 m
Nest
Not resolved
Clutch
3–3 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial

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