Listen to the common gull
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About the common gull
The common gull is a bird in the family Laridae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 111 cm and weigh around 413 g.
What does the common gull sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
From Wikipedia
The common gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Russian Far East. Most common gulls migrate further south in winter, reaching the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan; northwest European populations are at least partly resident. The closely related short-billed gull was formerly often included in this species, which was then sometimes known collectively as "mew gull".
Related birds in the genus Larus
More from the family Laridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a common gull sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the common gull on this page. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the common gull endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common gull as “least concern”.
What family does the common gull belong to?
The common gull (Larus canus) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Common Gull (Fiskemåke) (Larus canus) - Tromsø, Norway 2023-07-07 (08) by Ryan Hodnett – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26427 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common gull – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andreas Trepte – CC BY-SA 2.5