Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: California Gull

California Gull Larus californicus

Described by: Lawrence (1854)
Alternate common name(s): Californian Gull
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

San Diego County, California, USA - Nov, 2001 © Helen Baines  Colorado, USA - Date unknown © Steve Messick  North Park, Colorado, USA - May 2, 2003 © Kent Nickell  Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA - Aug 29, 1981 © Peter Vercruijsse  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA - Mar 1, 2005 © Hans Spiecker 
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Range

W. North America;
(1) Coastal sc. Alaska. W. Canada (interior British Columbia and s. Mackenzie (Great Slave Lake), e. Alberta, Saskatchewan and sw. Manitoba) s. to nc. United States (South Dakota).
(2) Nw. United States in w. Washington s. to c. California and in the Great Basin of w. Nevada, n. Utah, nc. Colorado and c. Montana, Wyoming, ec. North Dakota and ne. South Dakota.
Winters along the Pacific coast from British Columbia and w. United States to sw. Mexico.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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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