PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
22-26 in (55-67 cm); 1.6-3.3 lb (720-1,500 g), depending upon location. Large gull with heavy body and powerful bill; white head, underparts, and tail; gray upperwings and mantle; yellow bill with red gonydeal spot during breeding; pink legs and feet. Juvenile basically gray-brown with pale spots and blackish primaries and tail. Full adult plumage takes about four years to fill in.
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