Gulls (Laridae)
California Gull (Larus californicus) - HBW 3, p. 604
French: Goéland de Californie
German: Kaliforniermöwe
Spanish: Gaviota Californiana
Taxonomy: Larus Californicus Lawrence, 1854, Stockton, California.
Fossil from late Pleistocene of Oregon. The races, formerly disjunct, have recently come together in N plains, where a zone of secondary contact is forming; genetic studies have shown little divergence between them. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albertaensis Jehl, 1987 - S Mackenzie (Great Slake L), Alberta and W Manitoba to South Dakota.
- californicus Lawrence, 1854 - E Washington and Great Basin to C Montana and Wyoming.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile foraging on an exposed damp area of a tidal estuary Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp californicus)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2005 3 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A front view of a bird standing, keeping still Locality Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA (United States) (ssp californicus)
Michael Grunow 15 October 2005 4 years ago 7 sec 2.8
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California Gull (winter) resting on beach
Locality Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 30 January 2011 51 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult bird in non-breeding plumage, seen from the side, swimming in a pond on wintering ground.
Locality Alondra Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
Pia Öberg 4 February 2006 16 weeks ago 3.6 -
An injured gull limps across the street
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 1 March 2011 37 weeks ago 3.6 -
1:st winter bird, seen from the side, swimming on a pond on wintering grounds.
Locality Alondra Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
Pia Öberg 4 February 2006 16 weeks ago 3.5 -
Flying adult bird, from the Antelope Island Causeway
Locality Utah, USA (United States)
Dave Rintoul 23 April 2005 32 weeks ago 3.4 -
Gull and reflection.
Locality Antelope Island Causeway, Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA (United States)
Dave Rintoul 13 May 2005 35 weeks ago 3.3
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Flying over a landfill, calling. Locality Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(ssp albertaensis)
Andrew_Davis 28 March 2010 1 year ago 4
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