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Larus is a large genus of gulls with worldwide distribution.
Great Black Backed Gull Ireland's Eye
Larus pacificus Derwent River Estuary
Band Tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris Japan 8
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
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…three to five years to reach adult plumage, with subadult plumages intermediate between the young and adult. The taxonomy of the large gulls in the herring and lesser black-backed complex is complicated, with different authorities recognising from two species in the past, increasingly up to eight species…
European herring gull vocalizing
Two L. a. argenteus individuals on the shore of Coumeenoole Bay, Ireland
Juvenile, Portugal
First winter plumage