Short-billed Gull on the water off Homer Spit in Alaska

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Short-billed Gull on the water off Homer Spit in Alaska - Short-billed Gull

Homer Spit, Kachemak Bay, Alaska, USA (August 2008)

Status is classified as Least Concern. Previously known as Mew Gull and now generally considered to be distinct from Common Gull (Larus canus). For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Short-billed gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) / Wikipedia
Mew Gull Larus canus / BirdLife International
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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