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Common gull

The common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Russian Far East. Most common gulls migrate further south in winter, reaching the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan; northwest European populations are at least…

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Taxonomy

Formally describedCarl LinnaeusTenth editionSystema NaturaeBinomial name
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Description

Herring gullRing-billed gull
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Distribution

Sea of Okhotsk
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Behaviour and ecology

Precocial
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Common gull

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related to Taxonomy · 21
Common gull → Britain, British, Carl Linnaeus, Celtic, Dutch, English, Europe, German, In Norse, John Ray, Larus, Latin, Linnaeus, Norfolk, Sweden, Swedish, Systema Naturae, The, There, Thomas Pennant
related to Distribution · 20
Common gull → Black, Canada, Caspian, China, Europe, Iceland, It, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Mediterranean, Newfoundland, North America, Okhotsk, Palearctic, Persian Gulf, Sea, Siberia, The, The Kamchatka, US
related to External links · 17
Common gull → Avibase, BirdLife, Birds, Cornell Lab, Drexel University, Explore Species, Field Guide, Flickr, Interactive, IUCN Red ListAudio, Larus, Mew, Mew Gull, Ornithology, VIREO, World, Xeno-canto
related to Description · 8
Common gull → Adult, By, In, It, Kamchatka, The, They, Young
related to Breeding · 4
Common gull → Both, The, They, Usually

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gull canus common larus species short-billed mew name winter subspecies kamchatka breeding brachyrhynchus genus north breeds gulls sometimes linnaeus least

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Common gullrelated to BreedingUsually0.60section
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Common gullrelated to DescriptionYoung0.60section
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Common gullrelated to DescriptionKamchatka0.60section

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