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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Wendy Feltham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Short-billed Gull, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Nathan French, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Teale Fristoe, all rights reserved

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Lee J, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Brennan Obermayer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

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About

The short-billed gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) is a medium-sized species of gull that breeds in northwestern North America. In North America, it was previously known as the mew gull, when it was considered conspecific with the palearctic common gull (Larus canus). Most authorities, including the American Ornithological Society in 2021, have split the two populations as distinct species.

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