Lesser black-backed gull
Larus fuscus
CommonPhoto: Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5
Birdomnivore
The lesser black-backed gull is a big seabird that nests along Europe's Atlantic and Arctic coasts. While it migrates to Africa in winter, these gulls have started showing up more often along North America's east coast too. What makes them special is how over half of Europe's population nests in just a handful of UK sites.
- They fly all the way from Europe to West Africa for winter.
- Now seen year-round along North America's east coast.
- 40% of Europe's population breeds in the UK.
OceanUrbanEuropeAfricaNorth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Larus fuscus
- Habitat
- Ocean, Urban
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Africa, North America
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
