Laughing Gull

About the Laughing Gull
Birdorable Laughing Gull

The Laughing Gull is a medium-sized dark-headed gull of the New World. They are found along the eastern coast of North America and along both coasts on the northern half of South America.

Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. In breeding plumage, adult birds have black heads and red bills. Outside of breeding season, the black hood is mostly replaced by white, and the red bill becomes darker, nearly black.

Find cute products & gifts with our Birdorable Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull Photos

Details & Statistics

International Names

Cute gifts with this bird

Related Articles

Gull Week Bird Term: Kleptoparasite

We're celebrating gulls on the blog this week! Today we'd like to share a bird term that relates to some species of gulls. Let's find out about kleptoparasitism! Photo by Jade Craven (CC BY 2.0) Kleptoparasitism is just what it sounds like...  Read more »