Species in the genus Larus Results 1 - 18
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Little gull (Larus minutus)
Information on the little gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  20 Images  3 Videos
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Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Information on the Mediterranean gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  27 Images  0 Videos
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Sooty gull (Larus hemprichii)
Information on the sooty gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  16 Images  0 Videos
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Black-billed gull (Larus bulleri)
Adapted for sustained, soaring flight, the black-billed gull has a compact body with long wings and a fan-shaped tail to help cont...  More  11 Images  5 Videos
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Herring gull (Larus argentatus argenteus)
This familiar gull can be distinguished from other gulls by its large size and grey upperparts, which earn it the alternative name...  More  15 Images  10 Videos
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Common gull (Larus canus)
The name ‘common gull’ is rather misleading, as this gull is not all that common. It is generally similar in appearance to the her...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Olrog’s gull (Larus atlanticus)
This large gull has a white head, neck, rump and underside, with black wings and a black band on the tail. The legs and bill are y...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)
The common name of this species is inaccurate, as adult black-headed gulls have a chocolate-brown head in summer. In winter, this ...  More  22 Images  0 Videos
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Relict gull (Larus relictus)
Resembling the common gull in the first year of life, the relict gull is white, with pale grey wings tipped with dark-greyish brow...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Saunder’s gull (Larus saundersi)
A small gull with a black hood and nape, but only during the breeding season, Saunder’s gull has a white body with pale grey wings...  More  14 Images  2 Videos
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Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)
There are less than 800 lava gulls alive, making this the rarest gull in the world. The name comes from its dark sooty-grey pluma...  More  20 Images  1 Video
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White-eyed gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
This gull species can be identified by its black head and upper breast, dark back and dark grey wings. The brown eyes are surround...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Yellow-legged gull (Larus cachinnans)
Information on the yellow-legged gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  22 Images  0 Videos
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Pallas’s gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
Information on the Pallas’s gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  15 Images  2 Videos
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Heermann’s gull (Larus heermanni)
Heermann’s gull is distinctive with a dark grey-brown back and wings, pale grey underside and rump, and white head, tips to the ta...  More  16 Images  6 Videos
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Slender-billed gull (Larus genei)
Information on the slender-billed gull is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  19 Images  0 Videos
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Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
The kelp gull is a large bird with slate-black wings, a white head and body, and an all-white tail. The underwing is white, tipped...  More  29 Images  3 Videos

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