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Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Laridae

The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is the largest member of the gull and tern family Laridae. It is a very aggressive hunter, pirate and scavenger which breeds on the North Atlantic coasts and islands of northern Europe and northeastern North America. Southern populations are generally sedentary, while those breeding in the far north (northern Norway, northwest Russia) migrate farther south in winter.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 209,190Netherlands · 27,702France · 23,334Spain · 22,769Germany · 11,178Belgium · 3,342Switzerland · 196Italy · 9