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Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

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Field Notes

Description:

White bird with gray wings. The beak is yellow with an orange spot on the bottom toward the tip.

Habitat:

La Jolla near the tidepools

Reference Links:

Western Gull, Western Gull, Larus occidentalis

Species ID Suggestions

Great black-backed gulls

Larus marinus

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Comments (6)
CindyBinghamKeiser
:) You're welcome and thank YOU for correcting this. It was one of my first spottings and I didn't know anything about gulls!
Ava T-B
Cindy, thanks for starting the SoCal mission! We don't have great black back gulls on the west coast. They are an Atlantic gull. This guy is a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis).
Doryreed
Nice shot! Very impressive animals.

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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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