Photo: Angie from Sawara, Chiba-ken, Japan / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
The Black-tailed Gull is a gull with a black band on its tail and a cat-like call that gave it its Japanese name. It breeds in large colonies on Japan's coasts and islands. Breeding sites such as Kabushima in Hachinohe and Teuri Island in Hokkaido are designated Natural Monuments and have long been cherished locally.
- Scientific name
- Larus crassirostris
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Wakayama, Shimane, Oita
- 日本語
- ウミネコ
- 简体中文
- 黑尾鸥
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The Black-tailed Gull is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Wakayama, Shimane, Oita.
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