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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Sildemågen er en 55 centimeter stor mågeart, der yngler langs kysterne af det nordlige og vestlige Europa og desuden indlands i dele af det centrale Asien. Arten kendes på sine gule ben og den mindre størrelse i forhold til f.eks. svartbag og sølvmåge.

Field marks

Large, slim gull with a dark slate-grey to blackish back and upperwing, yellow legs and a yellow bill with a red spot on the lower mandible. Head and underparts white; the head is grey-streaked in winter. Longer wings and a lighter build than the other large gulls.

Can be confused with

  • Herring Gull — Herring Gull has a pale grey back and pink legs, and is bulkier with shorter wings.
  • Great Black-backed Gull — Great Black-backed Gull is markedly larger and heavier with a blacker back, pink legs and a very heavy bill.
  • Common Gull — Common Gull is far smaller with a pale grey back, yellow-green legs and a thin bill with no red spot.

Voice

Laughing calls like the Herring Gull's, but deeper and more nasal.

Facts

Wingspan

134 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

gulls and terns

Laridae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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