FACTSHEET Seagull FACTSHEET Seagull

Common Name: Silver / Seagull In the Wild: The Silver Gull is common throughout Scientific Name: , found virtually at any watered novaehollandiae habitat that is close to land. flock in high : Least concern numbers when there is a food sources, mostly

Habitat: Coast seen around departing and arriving fishing boats, but they seldom venture far out to sea. Body length: 42cm Like many other gull , the Silver 260-350 grams Weight: Gull has become a successful scavenger, Incubation period: 19-26 days stealing from unattended food containers, open bins or tips. They can also become Number of young: 2 (1-3 eggs) quite aggressive when scavenging and often Description: pester humans for scraps. The Silver Gull is mostly a vivid white which Breeding occurs late winter through to extends over its head, tail and underparts. spring (August - November). Eggs are laid It has a light grey back and wings that are in shallow nests made of grass and seaweed. black-tipped. The legs and eye-ring of adult Both birds incubate the eggs and feed the birds are bright orange-red. Juvenile Silver chicks. With greater access to a wide range of have a mottled brown and grey upper food, the Silver Gull has been able to increase and do not have the distinct eye and bill its population in areas of human activity. colour of adult Silver Gulls. Available nesting grounds appear to be the only limiting factor to population increases. Diet: Worms, fish, insects and crustaceans. DID YOU KNOW? The wingspan of a Silver Gull nears 1m, measuring approximately 91-96cm.

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