Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Gull Like
Length: 18 in. (45 cm )
The most common inland gull species in the southwest, the Ring-billed Gull can show up on any patch of water in cities or rural areas. It feeds on a wide range of food that includes fish, insects, worms, mice, eggs, carrion and garbage. It nests in colonies long the ocean and some isolated inland marshes, often with other gull species, cormorants and terns. The nest is on the ground and lined with grass and feathers.
The four-digit banding code is RBGU.
Male |
Aerial
Marsh / swamp
Mudflat
Open water
Urban city
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Ring-billed Gull
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Ring-billed Gull. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Ring-billed Gull". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Ring-billed Gull". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull
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