




Larus canus
The Common Gull is a friendly bird often seen near water. It has a white body with gray wings and a cheerful call that sounds like laughter. These birds love to eat fish and scraps from people.
Habitat: Coastal areas
The Common Gull is a medium-sized gull with a clean white head, body, and tail, set against a grey back and upper wings. It has distinctive black wingtips with white spots, and its bill and legs are a dull greenish-yellow. This gull can be distinguished by its smaller size and dark eyes compared to many larger gulls.





Category
BirdsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Common Gulls can drink both fresh and saltwater, thanks to special glands above their eyes!
The oldest recorded Common Gull lived for an incredible 33 years!
Their chicks are born with camouflage down, helping them hide from predators on the ground.
They often drop hard-shelled food, like mussels, onto rocks to break them open!
Common Gulls can eat many different foods, from insects to fish, because they have a flexible diet that helps them survive almost anywhere.
Common Gulls have long, strong wings that help them glide efficiently and cover long distances quickly when searching for food or migrating.
Common Gulls have excellent eyesight that helps them spot tiny prey on land or small fish in the water from high above.
Common Gulls are opportunistic eaters, feasting on almost anything from insects to fish and human scraps!

Lumbricus terrestris
Common Gulls forage in fields, eating worms brought to the surface.

Gadus morhua
They hunt for small fish like cod juveniles in shallow coastal waters.

Vulpes vulpes
Red Foxes are predators of gull eggs and vulnerable young chicks.
Homo sapiens
Gulls often scavenge food scraps and waste left by humans.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Scavengers consume dead organic matter, helping to decompose carcasses and other waste in the ecosystem.
Piscivorous organisms are animals that primarily subsist on a diet of fish.
This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind.
Coastal habitats are dynamic environments located along the interface between land and sea, influenced by tides, waves, and saltwater.
This trait identifies organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of animal tissue.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Marine habitats encompass all saltwater environments of the Earth's oceans, supporting an immense diversity of aquatic life.
Migratory animals undertake seasonal movements from one region to another, typically in response to changes in climate or food availability.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Don't feed the gulls too much, as they can get used to people and might become too bold.
40-46 cm
110-125 cm
0.29-0.55 kg
10-24 years
60 km/h
Common Gulls are opportunistic eaters, feasting on almost anything from insects to fish and human scraps!
Coastal areas
Foraging
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