Listen to the Ring-billed gull
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About the Ring-billed gull
The Ring-billed 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 115 cm and weigh around 566 g.
What does the Ring-billed gull sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull native to North America, breeding in Canada and the northern Contiguous United States, and wintering mainly in the United States and northern Mexico. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific delawarensis refers to the Delaware River.
Related birds in the genus Larus
More from the family Laridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Ring-billed gull sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Ring-billed gull on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Ring-billed gull endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ring-billed gull as “least concern”.
What family does the Ring-billed gull belong to?
The Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Ring-billed Gull colony - Chicago - Andy Mabbett - 01 by Andy Mabbett – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Ring-billed Gull colony - Chicago - Andy Mabbett - 02 by Andy Mabbett – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q754885 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ring-billed gull – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Robert & Pam from McClure – CC BY-SA 2.0