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    (c) Alex Shure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) egorbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Alex Shure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Elise Smorczewski, all rights reserved

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Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

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About

The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), mistakenly called greater black-backed gull by some, is the largest member of the gull family. It breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary, though some move farther south or inland to large lakes or reservoirs. The adult great black-backed gull has a white head, neck and underparts, dark grey wings and back, pink legs and yellow bill.

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