American Herring Gull
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| Scientific name | Larus smithsonianus |
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| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Large white-headed gulls |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
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| ID | 3117151 |
About American Herring Gull
The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithologists' Union as a subspecies of herring gull. Adults are white with gray back and wings, black wingtips with white spots, and pink legs.