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Gulls

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae (gulls)

Species on page - 15 species in 4 genera depicted (out of around 53 species in 10 genera)

+ Galapagos lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
+ Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
+ Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

+ Ring billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
+ Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
+ California gull (Larus californicus)
+ Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
+ Western gull (Larus occidentalis)
+ Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
+ Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
+ Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus )
+ Glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens )

+ Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
+ Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

+ Swallow-tail gull (Creagrus furcatus)

+ misc
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Galapagos lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)


Possibly the rarest gull species in the world.

Galápagos 2010

Fish - it's what's on the menu

galapagos
Galapagos lava gull
Santa Cruz

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Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine

galapagos

Santa Cruz

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All in a flap about something

galapagos
Galapagos lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
Santa Cruz

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Baby gull

galapagos

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Feathers

galapagos

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Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)

Ushuaia

When gulls where lipstick

ushuaia pix

Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Ushuaia
December 31, 2013

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Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

Up for a good laugh

laughing gull

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Mating plummage
Family: Laridae
Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Laughing gull

Texas 2024

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Indian Point Park
Texas 2024
April 4, 2024
Canon R5

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Laughing gull submerged

Texas 2024

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center
Corpus Christi, Texas 2024
April 6, 2024
Canon R5

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Gull

florida keys
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Ibis Bay Hotel
Key West, Florida
December 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gull floating

florida keys
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Ibis Bay Hotel
Key West, Florida
December 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Color coded gulls

florida keys
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Ibis Bay Hotel
Key West, Florida
December 14, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)

Gull head

gull head

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Adult nonbreeding
Palo Alto Baylands
December 22, 2014

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Gull

Texas 2024

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Corpus Christi, Texas 2024
April 7, 2024
Canon R5

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Pay launch fee

shoreline park

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Signs
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Ringer

shoreline park

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Signs
Shoreline Park
December 21, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gull in flight

shoreline park

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Shoreline Park
February 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gull in float

shoreline park

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Shoreline Park
February 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gull-able

gull

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Banff, Canada
August 20, 2011
Canon 50D

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Herring gull (Larus argentatus)

shoreline park

Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, skimmers)
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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point reyes
Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Family: Laridae (gulls)
Point Reyes
August 23, 2021
Canon R5
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California gull (Larus californicus)

point reyes
California gull (Larus californicus)
Family: Laridae (gulls)
Point Reyes
August 25, 2021
Canon R5
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Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)

Gull with fish

gull with fish
Juvenile kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
Danger Point
RSA
March 9, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gull with fish

gull with fish
Juvenile kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
Danger Point
RSA
March 9, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Western gull (Larus occidentalis)

Robert Sea Gull

gull

Western gull (Larus occidentalis)
Palo Alto Baylands
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Two gulls

la jolla
Western gull (Larus occidentalis)
La Jolla
March 29, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)

Gulls on the rocks

iceland 2019
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
Husavik, Iceland
September 10, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

Dumpster gull

iceland 2019
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Near Keflavik, Iceland
September 16, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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iceland 2019
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Family: Laridae
Iceland
September 12, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus )

Glaucous

iceland 2019
Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus )
Family: Laridae (gulls)
Iceland
September 12, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens )

Gull on pylon

Jack Laws Master Class and Photo Shoot
Glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens)
Family: Laridae (gulls)
Jack Laws Master Class and Photo Shoot
Charleston Slough
December 19, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

White-headed Black-headed

gull head

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Family: Laridae (gulls)
The Darwin Safari
Kew Gardens
September 10, 2007
Canon 30D
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Winter plummage

ireland
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Family: Laridae (gulls)
Liffey River
Dublin, Ireland
September 6, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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iceland 2019
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Family: Laridae
Iceland
September 10, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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iceland 2019
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Family: Laridae
Iceland
September 10, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)

Landing gear down

Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
September 12, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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High Oh Silver

silver gull
Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Port Arthur, Tasmania
September 13, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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When silver gulls do the hokey pokey

silver gull
Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
September 12, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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Swallow-tail gull ((Creagrus furcatus))

Swallow-tail gull and Opuntia

galapagos
Swallow-tail gull, (Creagrus furcatus)
Genovesa
July 31, 2010

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When nocturnal gulls have too much to drink the night before

galapagos
Swallow-tail gull ((Creagrus furcatus))
Genovesa
July 31, 2010
Canon T1i

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On the wing

galapagos
Swallow-tail gull, (Creagrus furcatus)
Genovesa
July 31, 2010

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Misc - meaning I need help IDing these...

In-flight gull

gull in flight

Ushuaia
December 31, 2013

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Bean Hollow

Gull on dead blue whale

blue whale
November 6, 2010

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Canadian Rockies

Gull-able

gull

Canadian Rockies
2011

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Where gaviota rest

san diego
Gaviota
March 24, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Last modified: April 17, 2024
Created: July 23, 2006
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