Seabirds, usually grey and white, with strong bills and webbed feet. Gulls eat almost anything and mostly stay near coasts or inland, rarely far out at sea.
Quick answers
What is it?Bird
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inWorldwide
HabitatCoast, Towns, Farmland, Rivers & lakes
ColoursWhite, Grey
SizeMedium
Legs2
Covered inFeathers
Lives inflocks
Lives for10–15 years
Can fly
Can swim
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Coasts and inland waters; few species venture far out to sea.
- What it eats
- Almost anything: fish, invertebrates, earthworms, rodents, eggs, carrion, seeds, fruit and human refuse.
Did you know
Paddles its feet on the water to bring food up to the surface.
A gull’s jaws can unhinge to swallow large prey.
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