Gr.: laros=a seabird
and after the Delaware River, Pennsylvania, US
World Distribution:
BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: south to n Central America
Habitat:
Seacoasts, lakes, rivers, fields
Diet:
Fish, insects, earthworms, small mammals, grain
TitBit:
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.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Glamorgan, 1973
(Vinicombe, K.E.1985. British Birds 78:327-337)
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
Other Names
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
Italian:
Gabbiano del Delaware
Norwegian:
Ringnebbmåke
Polish:
Mewa delawarska
Portuguese:
Alcatraz de Delaware
Spanish:
Gaviota de Delaware
Swedish:
Ringnäbbad mås
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.21, Jun 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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