Lesser black-backed gull / Heringsmöwe (Larus fuscus)

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Lesser black-backed gull - yellow legs, yellow break with red under tip, black back but white shoulders. 2023-09-27 12.40.12 Florida
Classification: Genus Larus; Subfamily Larinae; Family Gulls (Laridae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. It is a regular winter visitor to the east coast of North America, probably from the breeding population in Iceland. [more]
Habitats: River and lake

First documented observation : 2022-01-16

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Either a lesser black-backed gull because of the orange legs, short neck, flat-topped head or yellow-legged gull because the bill is more yellow than orange. 2022-01-16 13.20.46