Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

The slaty-backed gull is a large, white-headed gull that breeds on the north-eastern coast of the Palearctic, but travels widely during nonbreeding seasons. It is similar in appearance to the western gull and the glaucous-winged gull. Another alternate name is Pacific gull, though it also applies to a Southern Hemisphere species, L. pacificus.

Scientific name

Larus schistisagus

Family

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

IUCN status

LC