American Herring Gull
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Scientific name | Larus smithsonianus |
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Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
Rank | Species |
Higher classification | Large white-headed gulls |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Order | Charadriiformes |
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ID | 3117151 |
About American Herring Gull
The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithologists' Union as a subspecies of herring gull. Adults are white with gray back and wings, black wingtips with white spots, and pink legs.