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Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)

Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 1st Winter
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 1st Winter
Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 1st Winter

About Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

The short-billed gull is a species of gull that breeds in northwestern North America. In North America, it was previously known as the mew gull, when it was considered conspecific with the palearctic common gull. Most authorities, including the American Ornithological Society in 2021, have split the two populations as distinct species.

Source: Wikipedia

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