the lake gull

lake gull common river larus ridibundus bird family ploveraceae length cm weight small seagull long neck adult birds summer head brown narrow white crescentshaped stripe eye back wings light gray tops black front edges rest plumage beak legs red winter spots area tip young distinguished reddishbrown pattern apical breeds eurasia islands iceland british isles iberian peninsula reaches kamchatka primorye northeastern china forest tundra deserts mountains height number range species increased intensive synanthropization europe