BirdUp · Species
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostrisVieillot, 1818
Native
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The black-tailed gull is a gull native to shorelines of East Asia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Coasts and islets of east Siberia, Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (south-east Russia), Hokkaido and Honshu (north and central Japan), Korean Pen., east China and Matsu Is. (=Lienchiang County; west of Taiwan)
- Non-breeding range
- Japan, Korean Pen., East China Sea south to Philippines
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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