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DISTINGUISHING MARKS
24-27” (60-63cm). Note the very dark back and wings, contrasting with the snowy underparts. Feet dull pinkish. The northern race, occidentalis (central California to Washington) has a paler mantle, which, however, is still noticeably darker than that of the California Gull.
DISTRIBUTION
Resident along coast from Baja California to northwest Washington.
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HABITAT
Coastal waters, estuaries, beaches, piers, city waterfronts, lower reaches of tidal rivers.
POINTS OF INTEREST
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