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Laughing Gull
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Diet: Fish, scraps.
Best time to spot: Laughing call; black hood.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Laughing Gull sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the gulls, terns, and skimmers family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Franklin's GullUncommon · Coasts
- American White PelicanCommon · Inland lakes
- Bald EagleCommon · Lakes
- Brown PelicanCommon · Coasts
- Common LoonCommon · Northern lakes (summer)
- Common RavenCommon · Mountains
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