#0540 · 🐦 birds

European Herring Gull

🇳🇱 Zilvermeeuw ·Larus argentatus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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1. © Andrew Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Frédéric Blanchet · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Игорь Двуреков · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · CC BY-NC 4.0
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6. © Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Stu's Images · CC BY-SA 4.0
8. © Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
9. © Настя Климова · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus Larus and may refer to:

base stats

NL sightings 4,448iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 88,145iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 4,448 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #9 most seen of the birds in NL.
88,145 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Erik Pontoppidan in 1763 (263 years ago).