The Pacific Gull is Australia's largest gull it is a black-backed gull with a massive yellow bill, broadly tipped with scarlet on both the upper and lower mandible.

At a glance

Habitat The Pacific Gull prefers sandy, or less often, rocky coasts and sandy beaches
Size 58–65 cm with a wingspan of around 137 - 157cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia
Habitat
The Pacific Gull prefers sandy, or less often, rocky coasts and sandy beaches
Size
58–65 cm with a wingspan of around 137 - 157cm
Common Name Pacific Gull
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae
SubfamilyLarinae
GenusLarus
SpeciesLarus pacificus
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