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Vega Gull Range Map

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Medium-distance migrant.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology (2024) Distribution map for Vega Gull Larus vegae. Modified accounting for taxonomic differences from BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2021) Bird species distribution maps of the world. Version 2021.1.

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Species in This Family

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae)

Little Gull

Ross's Gull

Black-legged Kittiwake

American Herring Gull

Vega Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Glaucous Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

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