Band-tailed Gull

Band-tailed GullThe Band-tailed Gull is a large gull of the Pacific coast of South America, marked by a black tail band and a red-and-black bill tip.What does it look like?All ages show a broad, sharply defined black tail band and a red-and-black bill tip. Breeding adults have a white head; immature and non-breeding birds have a dark hood and yellowish legs.How does it live?The Band-tailed Gull is a large gull of the Pacific coast of South America, marked by a black tail band and a red-and-black bill tip.It uses rocky shores and coastal guano islands. It eats fish, crabs, shellfish, and carrion, foraging along beaches, in the intertidal zone, and around seabird colonies.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.