Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis [Ord, 1815] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Laridae |
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BTO Codes:
IN, RIBGU
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EURING No: 5890 | |
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Number in Britain:
74 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
45 cm
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Wingspan: 138 cm |
Weight:
M: 570 g F: 480 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: laros=a seabird and after the Delaware River, Pennsylvania, US |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: south to n Central America |
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Habitat:
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Seacoasts, lakes, rivers, fields |
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Diet:
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Fish, insects, earthworms, small mammals, grain |
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TitBit:
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Young Ring-billed Gulls tested at only two days of age showed a preference for magnetic bearings that would take them in the appropriate direction for their fall migration. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Glamorgan, 1973
(Vinicombe, K.E.1985. British Birds 78:327-337)
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Summary of Annual Totals
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Distribution by County
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwylan Fodrwybig |
| Danish: Ringnæbbet måge | Dutch: Ringsnavelmeeuw |
| Finnish: Rengasnokkalokki | French: Goéland ā bec cerclé |
| German: Ringschnabelmöwe | Hungarian: Gyuruscsoru sirály |
| Icelandic: Hringmáfur |
Irish:
Faoileán Bandghobach
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| Italian: Gabbiano del Delaware | Norwegian: Ringnebbmåke |
| Polish: Mewa delawarska | Portuguese: Alcatraz de Delaware |
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Spanish:
Gaviota de Delaware
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Swedish: Ringnäbbad mås |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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