Black-billed gull
| Black-billed gull | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Chroicocephalus |
| Species: | C. bulleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chroicocephalus bulleri (Hutton, 1871)
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| Distribution map:
Common native range
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| Synonyms | |
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Larus bulleri | |
The black-billed gull (Chroicocephalus bulleri), also called Buller's gull or tarāpuka (Māori), is a Near Threatened species of gull in the family Laridae. This gull is found only in New Zealand, its ancestors having arrived from Australia around 250,000 years ago.