Common Gull Larus canus
Overview
Description
The common gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized 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".1
Taxonomy
Charadriiformes > Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) > Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Subspecies Seen: Common Gull (European)
Sightings
Relevant Sightings
- 01-26-2025 - Noord-Holland, Netherlands (First Sighting)
- 02-15-2025 - Flevoland, Netherlands (Last Sighting)
Places Seen
- Flevoland, Netherlands
- Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Media
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