California Gull
Larus californicus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Larus
- eBird Code
- calgul
Subspecies (2)
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Larus californicus albertaensis
breeds central Northwest Territories eastward to central Manitoba (central Canada) and southward to northeastern South Dakota (north-central USA); winters to Pacific coast of USA and northern Mexico
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Larus californicus californicus
breeds south-central British Columbia (southwestern Canada) eastward to Montana and southward to Colorado and central California; winters to Pacific coast of USA and northern Mexico
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.