Species

Great black-backed gull

Larus marinus

Also known as

  • Larus marinus (Scientific)
  • Great black-backed gull (English)
  • Svartbak (Norwegian)
  • Grote mantelmeeuw (Dutch)

2 photos

1 blogs

1 collections

5 observations

Conservation status

Norway: Near Threatened

Global: Least Concern

Classification

  • Class: Aves (Birds)
  • Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds)
  • Family: Laridae (Gulls, terns, and skimmers)
  • Genus: Larus (Gulls)
  • Species: Larus marinus (Great black-backed gull)

Photos

Zoomed in picture of a large flock of herring gulls (mostly juveniles, and some adilts) standing on top of a rocky landscape with moss and grass growing between the rocks. There's white poop on the rocks, letting the gulls blend in perfectly.
Near-adult great black-backed gull standing on a rocky coastline, blending in well with its environment. The GBBG is a large gull, with pink feet and black wings, and this indivisual still has some white/brown juvenile feathers left on the wings.

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Collections (1)

Finnmark

60 pictures

1 blogs

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Blogs (1)

An evening with thousands of gulls in Hamningberg

12. August 2024

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