The most widespread pink-legged gull in North America, the herring is common in the east and mainly a winter visitor in the west. Hybrids can be locally common (mainly in the wescat). Polytypic.

Their populations suffered severe declines. The Herring gull, the species most people probably associate with “seagulls,” was nearly wiped out along the Atlantic coast. The Ring-billed Gull ...

From the UK perspective, Risley continues: “There are six species of gull residing in the UK, with two – the Herring gull and Lesser black-backed gull – being large gulls that are becoming ...