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  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Niall Perrins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) JoshExistsToo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) zametnya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Valia Pavlou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Олена Фоміна, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Francisco Clamote, all rights reserved

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

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Birds
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About

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.

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