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California Gull

Larus californicus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 89,539, February 77,494, March 80,693, April 100,091, May 97,201, June 71,501, July 61,243, August 62,378, September 79,155, October 80,868, November 103,976, December 80,154.
United States29,732
California21,076
Nunavut19,465
Arizona10,691
Canada4,779
New Mexico3,180
British Columbia2,821
Nebraska2,674
Texas2,370
Washington2,263

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
GenusLarge White-headed Gulls · Larus

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