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Gull

Gulls, informally called seagulls (see Taxonomy), are seabirds of the subfamily Larinae. They are most closely related to terns and skimmers, and are placed with them in the family Laridae. They are also related, more distantly, to auks and skuas, and more distantly still to waders. Until the 21st century, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but…

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Gull

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Edges130
Triples82
Avg. degree1.98
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Gull

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related to Taxonomy · 20
Gull → Arctic-breeding, Before, Chroicocephalus, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, French, Hydrocoloeus, Iceland, Ichthyaetus, Large, Laridae, Laridia, Larus, Leucophaeus, Mediterranean, Ring-billed, Saundersilarus, Some, Some English, The, White-winged
related to history · 18
Gull → Alphonse Milne-Edwards, Among, Cherry County, Early Oligocene, France, Gaviota, Laricola, Larus, Late Miocene, Late Oligocene/Early Miocene, Middle, Milne-Edwards, Miocene, Nebraska, Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, The Laridae, Three, US
related to Distribution and habitat · 14
Gull → Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Canada, Franklin's, Galapagos, Gulls, Many, New Caledonia, Other, Sabine's, Some, South America, They
related to Breeding · 8
Gull → Divorce, European, Existing, Gulls, Most, Pairs, This, Within
related to Diet and feeding · 7
Gull → Charadriiform, Dipping, Gulls, Like, No, Smaller, The
related to Description and morphology · 6
Gull → Gulls, In, Ross's, Sabine's, The, They
related to List of species · 2
Gull → Avilist, This
related to External links · 1
Gull → Rudy's Gull-index Pictures

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gulls species food prey birds also larger breeding larus terns may nest usually often two large herring water human genus

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the Galapagosinstance ofalthough a few species do live on tropical islands0.80text
New Caledoniainstance ofalthough a few species do live on tropical islands0.80text
insectsinstance ofterrestrial arthropods and invertebrates0.80text
earthwormsinstance ofterrestrial arthropods and invertebrates0.80text
sardines have caused a shift in dietinstance ofoverfishing of target prey0.80text
behaviourinstance ofoverfishing of target prey0.80text
Gullrelated to BreedingGulls0.60section
Gullrelated to BreedingDivorce0.60section
Gullrelated to BreedingWithin0.60section
Gullrelated to BreedingThis0.60section
Gullrelated to BreedingEuropean0.60section
Gullrelated to BreedingMost0.60section

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