Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) are known to prey upon a wide range of bird species, particularly adults, young, and eggs of seabirds and waterfowl. Here, I provide the first account of Great Black-backed Gulls pursuing and attacking, in flight, a medium-sized wading bird, the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). I recorded two observations at Stratton Island, Maine, the northernmost breeding site for the Glossy Ibis in North America.
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1 September 2006
Likely Predation of Adult Glossy Ibis by Great Black-backed Gulls
Christina E. Donehower
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Vol. 118 • No. 3
September 2006
Vol. 118 • No. 3
September 2006