Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull (Larus smithsonianus or Larus argentatus smithsonianus) is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithological Society as a subspecies of herring gull (L. argentatus).
- Family
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Weight
- 1.1 kg
- Habitat
- Coastal
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 20
