Gulls (Laridae)
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) - HBW 3, p. 616
French: Mouette de Bonaparte
German: Bonapartemöwe
Spanish: Gaviota de Bonaparte
Taxonomy: Sterna Philadelphia Ord, 1815, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Monotypic.
Distribution: W Alaska and S British Columbia E to E Quebec, and possibly N Maine. Winters along Pacific coast S to Mexico (Sinaloa) and on Atlantic coast to Florida and Greater Antilles; in mild winters from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A 1st-winter individual preening itself Locality Heist, West Flanders Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Gaston Sallaets 11 February 2000 8 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
Three winter plumaged individuals preening Locality San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Michael Grunow 26 December 2004 5 years ago 34 sec 3.4 -
Bird flying, landing at shore and flying away Locality Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Marc de Bont 8 July 2008 46 weeks ago 13 sec 3 -
An adult out of its distribution range Locality Gijón, Asturias, Spain (Monotypic species)
Javier Elorriaga 23 February 2007 4 years ago 1 sec 2.6 -
A winter-plumaged adult pecking at the surface of the water Locality San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Michael Grunow 16 March 2006 4 years ago 8 sec 2.5 -
An immature individual swimming Locality Heist, West Flanders Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Gaston Sallaets 11 February 2000 8 years ago 22 sec 2.4
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Juvenile Bonaparte's gull floating
Locality Bolsa Chica Wetlands Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA (United States)
susanks 6 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
At high tide
Locality Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 27 May 2006 1 year ago 3.8 -
Individual in flight.
Locality Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 5 November 2011 14 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird in breeding plumage flying.
Locality Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
MrFreeze200819 29 April 2011 41 weeks ago 3.4 -
A 1st summer plumage bird resting on the beach.
Locality Pointe-aux-Outardes Nature Park, Quebec, Canada (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 2 September 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Breeding plumage.
Locality Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Ken Simonite 12 June 2003 1 year ago 1.9
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