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

American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus

Described by: Coues (1862)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Fort DeSoto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 9, 2004 © William Hull  Crane Creek State Park, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - Aug 26, 2005 © William Hull  East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Oct 11, 2005 © William Hull  North Point Harbor, Lake County, Illinois, USA - Jan 20, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Nova Scotia, Canada - Mar 31, 2004 © Richard Stern 
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Range

N. North America;
N. Alaska, n. and e. Canada from n. Yukon, n. Mackenzie, c. Keewatin, Southampton Is. and w. Baffin Is. n. Quebec and n. Labrador s. to s. Alaska, sc. British Columbia, c. Alberta, c. Saskatchewan, and w. United States s. in e. Wyoming(?), s. Manitoba, s. Minnesota, n. Wisconsin, ne. Illinois, nw. Indiana, c. Michigan, n. Ohio, n. New York and along the Atlantic coast s. to ne. South Carolina. Isolated breeding sites in s. Alabama and s. Texas.
Winters s. in w. Mexico, Panama and the West Indies (s. Lesser Antilles).

Videos

Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 19, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding on a dead fish.

Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 19, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is preening while surrounded by other gulls and terns.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

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

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