Common Gull
Larus canus· 鸥科(1 photos)
Common Gull
40 - 46 cm. Breeding: white head, body and tail, pale grey mantle, pale grey wings with black tips and white ?mirrors?; slender yellow bill, yellowish-green legs. Non-breedingadult: has grey streaks on head and dark band on bill; second-year birds like non-breeding adult but have darker streaks on head and more black on wing tips; first-year birds have dark markings on wings with plain grey mid-wing panel, broad black band on white tail.
- Other name
- Common Gull.
- Voice
- Yelping 'keeah' and repeated laughing call.
- Habitat
- Breeds on cliffs, islands, beaches, wetlands and meadows. Spends northern winter mainly on coasts, estuaries, wetlands and agricultural land.
- Range & Status
- Breeds across n. Eurasia and w. North America. Spends northern winter in w. Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East, coastal Japan, China and North America. 1 record of adult on Christmas I, Mar. 2001.
