Approximate Hatch Weights:
~4.5-7g at hatching
~11g by 1 day old
~36-42g by 17-20 days old
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Semi-Precocial
Down: Buffy down with brown and black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and orange to pink with dark tip
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape: Orange
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to orange legs and feet
~1st Week - 4.5g
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 4.5g
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 4.5g
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 4.5g
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 4.5g
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 4.5g
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~1st Week
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
Photo by Marie Travers
>4 Weeks
Photo by Aaron Budgor
>4 Weeks
Photo by Marie Travers
>4 Weeks
Photo by Marie Travers