Lesser Black-backed Gull Juvenile
Larus fuscus (juvenile)
Juveniles are brown, heavily mottled gulls that leave the breeding area and learn to forage along coasts, estuaries, fields, rubbish tips, and urban waterfronts. They eat fish, marine invertebrates, earthworms, insects, carrion, and discarded food while practicing the opportunistic feeding style of adults. Their flight is capable but less polished, with frequent short pursuits, landings, and food-stealing attempts. It takes several years for the clean dark-backed adult plumage to replace the juvenile pattern.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Lesser Black-backed Gull Juvenile
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