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Herring gull
Herring gull
(Larus argentatus argenteus)
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http://www.rspb.org.uk/
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Subspecies:
a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.
References
National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November, 2002)
http://nbn.nhm.ac.uk/nhm/
Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D. and & Grant, P.J. (1999)
Collins Bird Guide
.HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
JNCC (November, 2002)
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
RSPB. (2003)
Pers. comm.
RSPB: The population status of birds in the UK. (2003)
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/PDF/Pop_status_of_birds_card.pdf
Greenoak, F. (1979)
All the Birds of the Air
.Book Club Associates, London.
Gooders, J. (1982)
Collins British Birds
.William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
Walters, M. (1994)
Eyewitness Handbooks: Birds Eggs
.Dorling Kindersley, London.
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