Least ConcernCommonOmnivoreMarinePlatform nestLarge · 923 g
About the Western Gull
The western gull is a large white-headed gull that lives on the west coast of North America and the Pacific Ocean. The western gull ranges from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
When to see it
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Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisThe yellow-legged gull is a large gull, though the size does vary, with the smallest females being scarcely larger than a common gull and the largest males being roughly the size of a great black-backed gull.
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescensThis gull is a large bird, being close in size and shape to the closely related Western gull (L. occidentalis).
California GullLarus californicusAdults are similar in appearance to the herring gull, but with brown eyes, yellow legs, and a more rounded head.
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