Great black-backed gull
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The great black-backed gull is the largest member of the gull and tern family Laridae. It is a very aggressive hunter, pirate and scavenger which breeds on the North Atlantic coasts and islands of nor
Great Black backed Gull Larus marinus
Adult Larus marinus with fish, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States
First winter
Second winter
European herring gull
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The European herring gull or simply herring gull is a large gull, up to 66 cm long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those reside
Great black-backed gull
…Faroe Islands. The species is sometimes referred to as the greater black-backed gull. This is the largest gull in the world, considerably larger than a herring gull (Larus argentatus); only two other gulls, glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and Pallas's gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus), come close to matching this…
European herring gull vocalizing
Two L. a. argenteus individuals on the shore of Coumeenoole Bay, Ireland
Juvenile, Portugal
First winter plumage