Seagulls

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    • Most seagulls live inland
    • Most seagulls are carnivores
    • Eat fish and crabs
    • Known as scavengersSPW Books: Seagull facts and information
    • Scavenge up dead animals and organic litter

  • Seagulls are common birds in the order Charadriiformes, family Laridae. They are seen on and around oceans worldwide, except in some areas of Southeast Asia. Seagulls seek land for breeding and scavenging.SPW Books: Seagull facts and information

  • Classification

    1. Order: Charadriiformes
    2. Family: Laridae
    3. Type: Birds

  • Subspecies

    1. California gull: A larger species than Ring-billed gull. They can be identified by their brown eyes, yellow bill with black ring and yellow legs. The California gull is the state bird of Utah.SPW Books: Seagull facts and information
    2. Heermann's gull: They can be identified by their red bill with a black tip, gray bodies and blackish-gray wings. They can be found on the Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California.SPW Books: Seagull facts and information
    3. Herring gull: A similar species to Ring-billed gull but larger. They can be identified by their yellow bill with a red spot, pale gray back and pink legs.SPW Books: Seagull facts and information
    4. Mew gull: A smaller species than Herring gull. They can be identified by their white head and breast, black wings and greenish legs. They can be found in Europe, Asia and North Western United States.
    5. Ring-billed gull: They can be identified by their yellow eyes, yellow bill with black ring, gray back and yellow legs. They can be found in Canada and Northern United States.SPW Books: Seagull facts and information
    6. Western gull: They can be identified by their white head and gray wings. They can be found on the western coast of North America from Washington to Baja California.SPW Books: Seagull facts and information

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