Gulls (Laridae) - HBW 3
Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae)
French: Mouette argentée
German: Silberkopfmöwe
Spanish: Gaviota Plateada Australiana
Taxonomy: Larus Novæ-Hollandiæ Stephens, 1826, New South Wales.
Forms superspecies with L. hartlaubii and L. scopulinus, and all three sometimes treated as a single species. Morphometric analysis of skeletal characters links prtesent species consistently with L. maculipennis, L. serranus and L. cirrocephalus. Tasmanian birds sometimes separated as race gunni, but variation only clinal. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- forsteri Mathews, 1912 - N Australia; New Caledonia and Loyalty Is.
- novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826 - S Australia and Tasmania.
- Least Concern
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A colony with adults, immatures, and chicks Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Philip Griffin 24 September 2003 6 years ago 16 sec 4.8 -
A group squabbling for food Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Peter Nash 13 November 2006 3 years ago 44 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile standing and opening its beak, while other Silver Gulls are calling in the background Westgate Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 6 October 2007 2 years ago 10 sec 4.2 -
A bird standing in the shade Cairns, Queensland, Australia (ssp forsteri)
Keith Blomerley 1 November 2003 2 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A juvenile bird on the ground, with other Silver Gulls calling in the background Westgate Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 6 October 2007 2 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a rope fence, next to a Brown Noddy Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia (ssp forsteri)
Keith Blomerley 3 November 2003 2 years ago 13 sec 3.7
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portrait Queensland, Australia (ssp forsteri)
Georges Olioso 21 September 2007 45 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult Head. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Graham Little 7 January 2010 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
An immature bird roosting. Lake Guthridge, Sale, Victoria, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 3 March 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
An adult bird loafing in a pond. Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Graham Little 13 June 2009 39 weeks ago 4 -
Silver Gull and chicks. Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
wirra 15 October 2007 1 year ago 4 -
Silver Gull taken at a rookery. Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
wirra 15 October 2007 1 year ago 3.8
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An individual calls as a second gull approaches as it tries to swallow some food; towards the end the second gull also gives two Featherdale Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia
Joe Angseesing 25 February 2009 6 weeks ago 4 -
A single individual calls while standing, then continues into a display; towards the end two sharp shrieks are made by a second Featherdale Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia
Joe Angseesing 25 February 2009 6 weeks ago 4 -
A juvenile calls to other juveniles, including one whistling call Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Joe Angseesing 23 February 2009 7 weeks ago 2 -
A juvenile makes begging calls; initially it follows an adult Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Joe Angseesing 23 February 2009 7 weeks ago 2
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