A gull with a black band around its yellow bill. It often occurs inland around lakes and towns, far from the coast, where it searches for food.
Adults have a black band around the yellow bill, a useful mark for distinguishing them from other gulls.
It searches for insects and earthworms on the ground and skims water for food around lakes, wetlands, fields, and towns. It readily uses a wide range of available foods.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.