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Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis
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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 | Robert Shantz



Aerial

Marsh / swamp

Mudflat

Open water

Urban city
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Bird Sound Type: Screeching
Sex of Bird: Male
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  • 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: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: January 10, 2025
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Ring-billed Gull. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved January 10, 2025 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Ring-billed Gull". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull

For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/

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Dr. Biology. "Ring-billed Gull". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 10 Jan 2025. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/ring-billed-gull

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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