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Photo of Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)

Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

The short-billed gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) is a medium-sized 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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Photo credit: Donna A. Dewhurst DI-Dewhurst, D-MEGU2

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