Tarapunga/Red-Billed Gull
by Eva Lechner
Title
Tarapunga/Red-Billed Gull
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Red-billed Gull | Tarāpunga
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Laridae
New Zealand status:Native
Conservation status:Declining
Other names: silver gull, tarapunga, mackerel gull, Jackie (Chathams), akiaki, seagull, redbilled gull, red billed gull
Geographical variation: Genetic research revealed five populations: 1) New Zealand (C. n. scopulinus), 2) Campbell Island (C. n. scopulinus), 3) New Caledonia (C. n. fosteri), 4) south-east Australia (C. n. novaehollandiae), 5) western Australia (C. n. novaehollandiae)
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December 23rd, 2022
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Comments (4)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Tarapunga/Red-Billed Gull composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! F/L voted