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Common Name

California Gull

Alternate Names

Common Type

Gull

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae

Genus

Larus

Species

californicus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Califormia Gull Utah F, Califormia Gull Utah M,

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Lakes and marshes

Distribution and Range

Interior western NA from Canada's Northwest Territories south to eastern California

Food

Opportunistic feeders of insects, fish, bird eggs plus they scavenge at garbage dumps or docks. Will follow fishing boats or agricultural implements in fields for insects stirrred up.

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Field Notes:

The state bird of Utah as a result of assisting Mormon settlers deal with a plague of Mormon crickets. A monument in Salt Lake City commemorates this event.

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