Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Described by: Pontoppidan (1763)
Alternate common name(s): Herring Gull
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Outer Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Jul 6, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Outer Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Jul 6, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Jersey Island, England - Apr, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

North America, w. Europe, c. and nw. Siberia;
Three populations;
(2) Iceland, the Faeroe Is., British Isles (Ireland, England), Bear Is., w. France and the North Sea coast of w. Germany.
(3) Denmark and Scandinavia e. to nw. Siberia to n. Kanin Peninsula.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

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

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