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Lesser black-backed gull

Larus fuscus

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They eat fish, insects, crustaceans, worms, starfish, molluscs, seeds, berries, small mammals, eggs, small birds, chicks, scraps, offal and carrion.
•The call is a "laughing" cry.
•They lay normally three eggs.

Habitat:

Atlantic coasts Europe, West Africa and east coast of North America
-I saw this gull in Travemünde(Germany)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
BrunoMoller
I think it is the right species(the lesser black-backed gull), but can be a great black-backed gull.

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Biodiversity in Germany
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2016

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