#0581 · 🐦 birds

Common Gull

🇳🇱 Stormmeeuw ·Larus canus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The common gull ( Larus canus ) is a medium-sized gull which breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe and northwestern North America. The North American subspecies is commonly referred to as the mew gull , although that name is also used by some authorities for the whole species. It migrates further south in winter. There are differing accounts as to how the species acquired its vernacular name (see Etymology section below).

base stats

NL sightings 1,383iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 48,003iNaturalist observations
weight 413 gadult, up to
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 1,383 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #50 most seen of the birds in NL.
48,003 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 413 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).