HEERMANN'S GULL

HEERMANN’S GULL (Larus heermanni) (See images below)

VOICE: https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Larus-heermanni
NAME: The English name ‘Gull’ would have its origins in Old Celtic ‘Gullan’ and other languages, including Latin ‘gula’ for throat. As per Choate this would be related to the gull’s ‘indiscriminate’ scavenging habits, its ‘willingness to swallow almost anything’ (think ‘gullible’). The Latin genus name ‘Larus’ means ‘gull’.
SIMILAR SPECIES: Parasitic Jaeger, Pomarine Jaeger
REFERENCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heermann%27s_gull
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Heermanns_Gull/id

Heermann’s Gulls non-breeding adults – CA – Sept. 22, 2016 – © Roberta Palmer
Heermann's gulls nonbreeding adults
Calif., by Roberta Palmer

Heermann’s Gulls non-breeding adults, Western Gulls with groundhog – Carmel by-the-Sea, CA – Sept. 25, 2016 – © Roberta Palmer
Heermann's gulls nonbreeding adults
with groundhog, CA, Roberta Palmer