Laughing Gull

Notes:

Approximate Hatch Weights:

~30g at hatching

~300g by 30 days old


Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Gray down with black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and brown to black with slight downward curve
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Brown to olive legs and feet

 

~4th Week


Photo by Selimah Hamon, The Center for Birds of Prey

~4th Week


Photo by Selimah Hamon, The Center for Birds of Prey

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