Black-billed Gull

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Black-billed Gull
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Larus Species: L. bulleri
Binomial name
Larus bulleri Hutton, 1871

The Black-billed Gull, Mouette De Buller, or Gaviota Maorí (Larus bulleri) is a species of gull in the Laridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, sandy shores, pastureland, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2006. Larus bulleri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.