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Red-Billed Gull
Chroicocephalus scopulinus
-42.1084, 171.336
Field Notes
Description:
The Red-billed Gull is a fairly small gull with an all-red bill, red eye ring, red legs and feet, pale grey wings with black wingtips. The rest of the body and tail are white. There is virtually no visual difference between the male and female birds. The immature gulls have a dark brown bill with only hints of red. The legs are also brown and there are brown spots on the grey wings.
Habitat:
The Red-billed Gull , once also known as the Mackerel Gull, is a native of New Zealand, being found throughout the country and on outlying islands including the Chatham Islands and Sub-antarctic islands
Notes:
It normally feeds on small fish, shell fish and worms (from pastures), and sometimes berries, lizards and insects.
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