Gulls (Laridae)
Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) - HBW 3, p. 614
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 Enlarge map
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Adult resting on a beach. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 30 April 2011 2 years ago 26 sec 4.8 -
A colony with adults, immatures, and chicks Locality Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Philip Griffin 24 September 2003 9 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
Preening Locality Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 24 August 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4.6 -
adult perched on car park fence, flies Locality Halls Head Beach, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 2 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A group resting and preeening on the sea shore Locality Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia (ssp forsteri)
Peter Waanders 1 August 2004 6 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A wild bird looking for food close to the people. Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae )
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 2 years ago 39 sec 4
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portrait
Locality Queensland, Australia (ssp forsteri)
Georges Olioso 21 September 2007 4 years ago 4.3 -
Sydney, Australia
Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Captain Peter 21 March 2007 1 year ago 4.2 -
An adult roosting on a lawn next to a lake.
Locality Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 18 September 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult Head.
Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Graham Little 7 January 2010 3 years ago 4.2 -
Silver gull in flight
Locality Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 23 February 2010 3 years ago 4.2 -
Adult bird in "Ilot Canards" in New-Caledonia
Locality New Caledonia (ssp forsteri )
AUGER Benjamin 24 February 2011 1 year ago 4.1
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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 Locality Featherdale Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Joe Angseesing 25 February 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
A single individual calls while standing, then continues into a display; towards the end two sharp shrieks are made by a second Locality Featherdale Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Joe Angseesing 25 February 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
A group of birds feeding on the ground in a suburban park. Locality Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 30 December 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A juvenile calls to other juveniles, including one whistling call Locality Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Joe Angseesing 23 February 2009 3 years ago 2 -
A juvenile makes begging calls; initially it follows an adult Locality Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Joe Angseesing 23 February 2009 3 years ago 2
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