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
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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
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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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