Herring Gull

Unnoticed biodiversity

Identification

Common name: Herring Gull
Latin name: Larus argentatus
Length: 55–64 cm
Distinguishing features: white head and underparts, light grey upper parts, yellow bill with red spot near the tip of the lower mandible
Habitat: ubiquitous species, found in a wide variety of habitats
Diet: omnivorous
Status: remarkable species, Least Concern in the Ile-de-France region
Nesting period: April–May

Seen in the garden

Herring Gulls can be sighted near the round Grand Bassin and octagonal Bassin, on the east-west vista of the Tuileries Garden.

Herring Gull - flight calls of several individuals then alarm calls

Audio

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Did you know?

The estate’s proximity to the Seine allows wintering water bird populations to easily move back and forth between the Tuileries Garden’s ornamental ponds and the river.
This species, generally associated with the coast, has been breeding in urban areas since the 1970s (and in Paris since the 1990s). French cities host up to 20,000 pairs. In the city, they mainly nest on flat gravel roofs and zinc roofs.

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