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The red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus), also known as tarāpunga and as the mackerel gull, is a native seagull of New Zealand, being found throughout the country and on outlying islands including the Chatham Islands and subantarctic islands.
Sabine's gull (Xema sabini) A – scarce winter visitor Slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei) A – rare vagrant Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) A – rare vagrant Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) A – resident breeding species Little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) A – winter visitor, occasional breeder Ross ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in England.The avifauna of England include a total of 625 species, of which 14 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).
The dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii), sometimes erroneously called the red-billed gull (a somewhat similar but unrelated species from New Zealand), is a gull native to southern Chile and Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. It is a coastal bird inhabiting rocky, muddy and sandy shores and is often found around seabird colonies.
Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (A) Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus; Audouin's gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii; Common gull, Larus canus (A) Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis (A) Herring gull, Larus argentatus (A) Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis; Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides (A) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
Leucophaeus is a small genus of medium-sized New World gulls, most of which are dark in plumage, usually with white crescents above and below the eyes.They were placed in the genus Larus until recently. [2]
The Pacific gull is a large white-headed gull with a distinctively heavy bill.. Gulls range in size from the little gull, at 120 grams (4 + 1 ⁄ 4 ounces) and 29 centimetres (11 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches), to the great black-backed gull, at 1.75 kg (3 lb 14 oz) and 76 cm (30 in).
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Scotland.The avifauna of Scotland include a total of 535 species, of which 9 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).