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The Pacific Gull (*Larus pacificus*) is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. Classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata, it belongs to the genus *Larus*. The species is endemic to Australia and inhabits marine environments. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as Latham, 1801.
Physical characteristics include a wingspan of 147 and a mass of 98.4. The egg incubation period is 24, and the litter size is 2.2. In captivity, the maximum longevity recorded for this species is 14.5 years. The IUCN Red List assesses its conservation status as Least Concern, a designation from 2018.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Encyclopedia of Life, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernPacific gull
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
Maximum longevity: 14.5 years (captivity)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Pacific gull (Larus pacificus) is a gull, native to the coasts of Australia. It is moderately common in a band along the coast between Carnarvon, Western Australia, in the west, and Sydney in the east, as well as Tasmania and other islands off the continent's southern coast. It has, however, become scarce in some parts of the south-east, as a result of competition from the kelp gull.
Much larger than the ubiquitous silver gull, and much less common, Pacific gulls are usually seen alone or in pairs, loafing around the shoreline, steadily patrolling high above the edge of the water, or sometimes flying high on the breeze to drop a shellfish or sea urchin onto rocks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pacific Gull” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.