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common gull - Scientific name: Larus canus common gull - Scientific name: Larus canus Common gull,Geotagged,Great black-backed gull,Larus canus,Larus marinus,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

common gull - Scientific name: Larus canus

common gull - Scientific name: Larus canus

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  1. Hi. Sorry, but that's not a GBBG. Those would be much darker gray on the back, have a bigger, flatter head, a bigger bill with red at the tip, and pink legs.
    I don't have much experience with the gulls of Finland, but this looks like a mew gull to me.
    Posted 6 years ago
    1. I agree with you. thanks a lot Posted 6 years ago
      1. No problem! Posted 6 years ago

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The common gull or mew gull ''Larus canus'' is a medium-sized gull which breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe and northwestern North America. It migrates further south in winter. Its name does not indicate that it is an abundant species, but that during the winter it feeds on common land, short pasture used for grazing.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy
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By Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2019. Captured May 29, 2019 20:33 in Gulf of Finland.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/4.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO500
  • 105mm