Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Pacific Gull

Pacific Gull Larus pacificus

Described by: Latham (1801)
Alternate common name(s): Large-billed Gull, Australian Gull
Old scientific name(s): Gabianus pacificus

Photographs

Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia - Feb, 2003 © Tom Tarrant  Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 9, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 9, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

S. Australia and Tasmania;
(1) Se. Australia (ex. se. Western Australia, South Australia(?), Victoria, Bass Strait islands to ex. s. New South Wales n. to the Hunter River and Tasmania.
Casual n. to Queensland.
(2) Coastal w. and sw. Western Australia from Shark Bay e. to South Australia(?) and Kangaroo Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

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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