HV-570129.jpg

HV-570129.jpg, originally uploaded by HVargas.

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The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), also known as the Greater Black-backed Gull or, informally, as the Black-back, is the largest member of the Black-back family. It
breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary, though some Black-backs move farther south or inland to large lakes
or reservoirs. This is the largest gull in the world, noticeably outsizing a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Only a few other gulls, including Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus
ichthyaetus) and Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), come close to matching this species' size.
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El gavión atlántico (Larus marinus) es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Laridae. Es una de las gaviotas más grandes del mundo, con una envergadura de alas de
hasta 1,7 m.Tiene un poderoso pico para comer polluelos de aves marinas y crías de patos, tragándoselos enteros. A diferencia de la gaviota argéntea, esta ave suele cazar sola o en pareja. Anida en las costas rocosas y pone tres huevos en cada nidada. Miden hasta 79 cm de largo y se la encuentra en el norte del océano Atlántico.
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. marinus
Capture: Staten Island
By: HVargas

HV-570128.jpg

HV-570128.jpg, originally uploaded by HVargas.

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The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), also known as the Greater Black-backed Gull or, informally, as the Black-back, is the largest member of the Black-back family. It
breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary, though some Black-backs move farther south or inland to large lakes
or reservoirs. This is the largest gull in the world, noticeably outsizing a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Only a few other gulls, including Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus
ichthyaetus) and Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), come close to matching this species' size.
Español....
El gavión atlántico (Larus marinus) es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Laridae. Es una de las gaviotas más grandes del mundo, con una envergadura de alas de
hasta 1,7 m.Tiene un poderoso pico para comer polluelos de aves marinas y crías de patos, tragándoselos enteros. A diferencia de la gaviota argéntea, esta ave suele cazar sola o en pareja. Anida en las costas rocosas y pone tres huevos en cada nidada. Miden hasta 79 cm de largo y se la encuentra en el norte del océano Atlántico.
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. marinus
Capture: Staten Island
By: HVargas

HV-570127.jpg

HV-570127.jpg, originally uploaded by HVargas.

Via Flickr:
The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), also known as the Greater Black-backed Gull or, informally, as the Black-back, is the largest member of the Black-back family. It
breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary, though some Black-backs move farther south or inland to large lakes
or reservoirs. This is the largest gull in the world, noticeably outsizing a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Only a few other gulls, including Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus
ichthyaetus) and Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), come close to matching this species' size.
Español....
El gavión atlántico (Larus marinus) es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Laridae. Es una de las gaviotas más grandes del mundo, con una envergadura de alas de
hasta 1,7 m.Tiene un poderoso pico para comer polluelos de aves marinas y crías de patos, tragándoselos enteros. A diferencia de la gaviota argéntea, esta ave suele cazar sola o en pareja. Anida en las costas rocosas y pone tres huevos en cada nidada. Miden hasta 79 cm de largo y se la encuentra en el norte del océano Atlántico.
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. marinus
Capture: Staten Island
By: HVargas

HV-570021.jpg

HV-570021.jpg, originally uploaded by HVargas.

Via Flickr:
The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), also known as the Greater Black-backed Gull or, informally, as the Black-back, is the largest member of the Black-back family. It
breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary, though some Black-backs move farther south or inland to large lakes
or reservoirs. This is the largest gull in the world, noticeably outsizing a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Only a few other gulls, including Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus
ichthyaetus) and Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), come close to matching this species' size.
Español....
El gavión atlántico (Larus marinus) es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Laridae. Es una de las gaviotas más grandes del mundo, con una envergadura de alas de
hasta 1,7 m.Tiene un poderoso pico para comer polluelos de aves marinas y crías de patos, tragándoselos enteros. A diferencia de la gaviota argéntea, esta ave suele cazar sola o en pareja. Anida en las costas rocosas y pone tres huevos en cada nidada. Miden hasta 79 cm de largo y se la encuentra en el norte del océano Atlántico.
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. marinus
Capture: Staten Island
By: HVargas