Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's GullHartlaub's Gull is a small coastal gull of southern Africa. Its head and bill colors change as it matures.What does it look like?Adults have a white head, grey back, and red bill and legs. Young birds have brown markings on the head and wings.How does it live?Hartlaub's Gull is a small coastal gull of southern Africa. Its head and bill colors change as it matures.It feeds along coasts and estuaries and nests in colonies. Autumn and winter breeding is reported for parts of the South African coast.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.