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European Herring Gull
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European Herring Gull

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European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus Larus, all formerly treated as a single species.

Three species are still combined in some taxonomies:

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 204533.