Description: A medium-sized gull with a prominent red bill and a dark grey back, black tail and black legs.

Range: Western Canada to Mexico. Breeds in northwestern Mexican islands.

Habitat: Seacoasts and nearby open ocean. Often roosts on floating kelp beds.

General: Not a resident on Vancouver Island, this gull mainly visits in late summer and fall, before returning to Mexico.

References:

Bovey, Robin, Campbell, Wayne, and Gates, Brian. 1989. Birds of Victoria and Vicinity. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton, Alberta.

Peterson, Roger Tory. 1990. Peterson Field Guides: Western Birds. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York, New York.

Udvardy, Miklos D. F. 1994. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region. Chanticlear Press, Inc. New York, New York.

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