Gulls (Laridae)
Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri) - HBW 3, p. 615
French: Mouette de Buller
German: Maorimöwe
Spanish: Gaviota Maorí
Taxonomy: Larus bulleri Hutton, 1871, New Zealand.
Rarely hybridizes with L. scopulinus, even where breeding alongside (L Rotorua). Morphometric analysis links it with L. ridibundus or L. genei. Monotypic.
Distribution: New Zealand, on South I and at a few sites on North I (Rotorua, Gisborne, Clive, Porangahau). Winters mainly on S North I and N South I, some straggling to Stewart I and Snares Is.
- Endangered Enlarge map
-
Post-breeding adult bird. Locality Manapouri, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Neil Robertson 1 February 2008 1 year ago 23 sec 4.8 -
adult swimming on flooded field Locality Tarras, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 24 November 2008 1 year ago 34 sec 3.3 -
A bird in the water, then three birds swimming, one bathing, and finally two pairs copulating on the beach Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 9 November 2005 5 years ago 37 sec 3.1 -
Several birds feeding in a field Locality Whataroa, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 1 November 2005 5 years ago 32 sec 2.8
-
Endemic gull of New Zealand
Locality Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 2 July 2011 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.6 -
One bird in flight
Locality Timaru, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 20 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.7 -
Close-up of an adult.
Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 8 November 2008 46 weeks ago 3.7 -
One bird flying
Locality Timaru, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 20 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.6 -
One bird in flight
Locality Timaru, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 20 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.6 -
At a colony somewhere near Timaru.
Locality Timaru, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 20 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.6
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page