Pacific gull (adult)

Description:

A large gull with black back a robust yellow bill, sometimes tipped with red. The wings are wholly black with a thin white trailing edge. The tail is white with a wide black band. The legs are yellow. Immature birds have dark brown wings and cream mottled body with a yellow bill.

Habitat:

Coastal to the southern half of Australia, Macquarie Island, some other islands within Australasia.

Notes:

Handsome often solitary gulls but also regularly seen with other gull species.