A recent split from Herring Gull still not accepted by some authorities, or placed with Asian taxa.
The bulk of the population breeds in the north-east and Canada, wintering patchily to the south, so
it is not always a "given" on a trip to the US.Juvenile plumage is the most distinctive,
many older birds may be overlooked in Britain, as numbers would suggest more frequent occurences.
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AMERICAN HERRING GULL
Larus smithsonianus
