|
Characteristics
|
| Colouring |
Closely barred brown body, dark lower
|
| Voice |
Sensuous cooing
|
| Feeds on |
Crabs, shellfish, shrimps, starfish
|
| Flight |
Fast
|
| Nesting |
Ground
|
| Social |
Flocks
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vital Statistics
|
| Length |
50
to
71
cms
|
| Weight |
1200
to
2800
gms
|
| Wingspan |
80
to
108
cms
|
| Lifespan |
10
to
15
years
|
| Beak Length |
Medium
|
| Beak Width |
Medium
|
| Beak Shape |
Spatulate
|
| Tail Length |
Short
|
|
|
Distribution
|
Y | Common |
R | Rare |
V | Very Rare |
N | Not Seen |
| Region EU | Y | Europe |
|---|
| CH | Y | DE | Y | ES | N | FR | Y | GB | N | IE | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| Region NA | Y | North America |
|---|
| CA | Y | US | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| Country US | Y | United States |
|---|
| AZ | N | CA | Y | FL | Y | IA | R | KS | R | MA | Y | MI | V | MN | R | MO | Y | NJ | Y | OK | N | | | | | | | | |
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