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Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Herring Gull
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Sølvmågen er en almindelig ynglefugl i Danmark og er den mest almindelige af de store måger og større end stormmågen og mindre end svartbagen. Det er også den største af de måger, der har sølvgrå ryg og sorte vingespidser.

Field marks

Large gull with a pale grey back and upperwing, a heavy yellow bill with a red spot on the lower mandible, and pink legs. White head (grey-streaked in winter), black wingtips with white "mirrors".

Can be confused with

  • Common Gull — Common Gull is smaller and round-headed with a dark eye, yellow-green legs and a thin yellow bill with no (or only a faint) red spot.
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull — Lesser Black-backed Gull has a dark slate-grey back and yellow legs, not pink.
  • Great Black-backed Gull — Great Black-backed Gull is markedly larger with a blackish back and a very heavy bill.

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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