Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
About the Western Gull
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. It was previously considered conspecific with the yellow-footed gull (Larus livens) of the Gulf of California.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 49 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Mexico, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusrecording
- California GullLarus californicusrecording
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnansrecording
- Common GullLarus canusrecording
- European Herring GullLarus argentatusrecording
- Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescensrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.