American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 60,553
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The American herring gull, also known as the Arctic herring gull or Smithsonian gull, is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithological Society as a subspecies of herring gull.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “American herring gull”.