Species profile
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA. Breeding subregions are w, n Alaska mainland s to Vancouver I. (sw British Columbia), and nw Canada e to nw Alberta. Non breeding regions are e North Pacific coast from s British Columbia (sw Canada) to nw Baja California (nw Mexico).
- Scientific name
- Larus brachyrhynchus
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Larus
Recording Short-billed Gull in your journal
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