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| Larus marinus |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Great black-backed gull |
Goéland marin |
Gavión atlántico |
Mantelmöwe |
| Migration: intracontinental |
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variable |
Variable. High Arctic birds migrate S, while southern breeders disperse shorter distances. Most Icelandic birds
disperse around the island, but some juveniles reach Britain. Complex pattern, since Norwegian birds move
mainly W and SW to North Sea and Britain, while Swedish and Finnish breeders move mainly E and S into
Baltic. North American recoveries were all within 800 km of breeding colony, but numbers reaching Gulf Coast
are increasing, and few reach West Indies. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Europe, North America, North Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |