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Ring-billed Gull
| Color: |
Gray, White |
| Size: |
17.5" |
| Season: |
Winter |
| Description: |
Adult has a yellow bill with a black ring near the tip, pale gray back, and yellow legs. Its head and neck have gray flecks in winter (all white in breeding plumage). This species takes 3 years to mature. Juvenile has variable amounts of brown on the body, head, and wings, and a pink bill with black tip. |
| Voice: |
The stereotypical gull call, a squealing keah given singly or in a laugh-like series.
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| Habitat: |
Common on lakes, reservoirs, ponds, flooded agricultural fields, and fish ponds, as well as landfills and urban areas. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Arkansas' most common gull. It feeds on natural prey items like fish, but also scavenges food scraps from garbage dumps and parking lots. |
| Scientific name: |
Larus delawarensis |
| Order: |
Charadriiformes |
| Family: |
Laridae |
Adult nonbreeding plumage in flight Bill Branham |
Juvenile (1st winter) in flight Delos McCauley |
Juvenile (1st summer) Dan Scheiman |
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