herring gull eating fish the beach |
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| Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus Larus, all formerly treated as a single species.
Three species are still combined in some taxonomies:
American herring gull Larus smithsonianus - North America
European herring gull Larus argentatus - Northern Europe
Vega gull Larus vegae - East Asia
Additional species formerly included within this species include:
Armenian gull Larus armenicus - Caucasus and Middle East
Caspian gull Larus cachinnans - Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis - Southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Other large gulls in Larus are also similar to herring gulls. |
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