Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Western Gull

Western Gull Larus occidentalis

Described by: Audubon (1839)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura County, California, USA - Aug 1, 2001 © William Hull 
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Range

Pacific coast of c. to s. North America;
(1) Pacific coasts of ex. sw. Canada (British Columbia) and the United States to s. California.
(2) S. California from Monterey Bay to n. Mexico (wc. Baja on Isla Asuncion and Guadalupe Is.).

Videos

Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura County, California, USA - Aug 1, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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