Silver Gull
Common in all states of Australia...adapted
well to urban environments including
shopping centers and garbage dumps.
well to urban environments including
shopping centers and garbage dumps.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
(L 15.7-17.7" WS 37.0")
Michaelmas Cay
Great Barrier Reef
25Oct2015
Cairns
Australia
25Oct2015
Population has exploded. Their
success is built almost literally on
our garbage.
success is built almost literally on
our garbage.
(Louise Egerton)
Chroicocephalus is Greek for stain-
headed; novaehollandia in Mod Latin
means New Holland, 17th & 18th C.
name for eastern Australia.
headed; novaehollandia in Mod Latin
means New Holland, 17th & 18th C.
name for eastern Australia.
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