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Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Aves > Charadriiformes > Laridae

Names in different Languages

GermanRingschnabelmöwe
EnglishRing-billed Gull
FrenchGoéland à bec cerclé
SpanishGaviota de Delaware

Description

The Ring-billed Gull is the most common gull along St. Lawrence River and lakes in Montreal. The species is adapted well to the city life and it can be observed frequently to compete directly against pigeons for food.

How to Identify

You need to get close to this species to identify. Ring-billed gulls feature a black ring around the bill, as their name indicate. This characteristic can be observed also on older juveniles. This gull is the smallest of the gulls in Montreal, Although size is a weak distinctive mark, especially when compared with the only slightly larger Herring Gull.

Where When to Spot

This species can be observed all year along the river and lakes in Montreal and it is especially abundant at the border of the river in parks like Rapids Park Lachine. It is less frequent in winter, though.Further you can spot this species in the city itself. Usually, when you spot a gull in the streets of Montreal it is a Ring-billed Gull.

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2022-10-01Jardin Botanique de Montréal
2022-07-23Parc de la Cité
2022-06-04Jardin Botanique de Montréal
2022-05-25Parc Bernard-Landry
2022-05-21Parc Île-de-la-Visitation
2022-04-30Parc Angrignon
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2022-04-10Parc Angrignon