Great Black-backed Gull

The Great Black-backed gull's (Larus marinus) breeding areas are mostly coasts around Svalbard, Novaya Zemlya, Scandinavia, Estonia, Latvia, Ireland, the UK's west coast, Iceland, southern Greenland and along the west coast of Canada and the USA. Into the country they nest at some of the larger lakes in Sweden and Finland. Parts of the population are migratory birds, primarily populations that breed in Arctic regions. Others are sedentary, or move only short distances.
The Great Black-backed Gull is shy and wary, and a loner in comparison to many other species in the genus.
The Great Black-backed Gull is an opportunistic bird in terms of food and can be classified as omnivores.

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