| Western gull | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Species: | L. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839
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| Distribution Year-round Nonbreeding
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The western gull (Larus occidentalis) is a large white-headed gull that lives on the west coast of North America and the Pacific Ocean. The western gull ranges from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico.[2]
It was previously considered conspecific with the yellow-footed gull (Larus livens) of the Gulf of California.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Larus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694337A132543621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694337A132543621.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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