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Common Name

Bonaparte's Gull

Alternate Names

Common Type

Gull

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae

Genus

Chroicocephalus

Species

philadelphia

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Bonapartes Gull Britain, Bonapartes Gull behind flat rock KS,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Bogs, fens, marshes, ponds and islands in open areas within treed areas.

Distribution and Range

Breeds in northern North America; winters to Mexico and Greater Antilles

Food

Feeds on insects in flight also feeds on eggs of spawning salmon. Suppleented by crustaceans, mollusks, worms and other invertebrates.

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