{"id":2500,"date":"2007-07-31T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/31\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-sheet\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T12:10:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:10:13","slug":"lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesser black-backed gull fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Larus fuscus\u00a0<\/em>| Lesser black-backed gull<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lesser black-backed gull is similar to the yellow-legged gull<\/a> (with yellow legs and beak) but with a darker tone on the to of its wings. The spot on the beak range in colour from red to black. The juveniles are darker. Adult lesser black-backed gulls can be distinguished from the great black-backed gull<\/a> by their yellow legs and their size, as the great\u00a0black-backed gull\u00a0is much larger and the\u00a0mirrors are smaller then the great black-backed gull. The lesser blacked-backed gull can reach a length of 51 to 61 cm, with a wingspan of 124 to 127 cm and a weight of 550 to 1,200 g. They nest in colonies in northern and central Europe, Iceland, Scotland, Finland and Scandinavia. They undergo short migrations and many individuals spend the winter in southern Europe. They can be seen in the Azores, in all the islands but more likely to be seen in winter time. They can live to be 34 years old, and they feed mainly on fish but they are omnivorous. They lay 2 to 3 eggs at a time. Incubation time is 25 to 28 days and fledging occurs at 35 to 40 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other languages<\/strong>
Portuguese: Gaivota de asa escura
Spanish: Gaviota sombr\u00eda
French:\u00a0Go\u00e9land brun
Italian: Zafferano
German:\u00a0Heringsm\u00f6we
Dutch: Kleine mantelmeeuw
Swedish: Silltrut
Norwegian:\u00a0Sildem\u00e5ke
Danish:\u00a0Sildem\u00e5ge
Finnish: Selk\u00e4lokki
Polish:\u00a0Mewa \u017c\u00f3\u0142tonoga
Russian:\u00a0\u041a\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0448\u0430 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Larus fuscus\u00a0| Lesser black-backed gull The lesser black-backed gull is similar to the yellow-legged gull (with yellow legs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[313],"tags":[277,79],"yoast_head":"\nLesser black-backed gull fact sheet - Azores Whales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lesser black-backed gull fact sheet - Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Larus fuscus\u00a0| Lesser black-backed gull The lesser black-backed gull is similar to the yellow-legged gull (with yellow legs…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-07-31T15:04:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-12T13:10:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Azores Whales\",\"description\":\"Azores Whale Watching Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/\",\"name\":\"Lesser black-backed gull fact sheet - Azores Whales\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-07-31T15:04:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-12T13:10:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ccbb558acf5445295d665fb153636c78\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/lesser-black-backed-gull-fact-shee\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ccbb558acf5445295d665fb153636c78\",\"name\":\"Futurismo Biologists Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc557f0ad5ebe29d770478dfcbf8f29d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc557f0ad5ebe29d770478dfcbf8f29d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Futurismo Biologists Team\"},\"description\":\"At Futurismo, we are not just a sea team. 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