American Herring Gulls are large gulls with hefty bills and robust bodies. In flight, they look barrel-chested and broad-winged compared to smaller species such as Ring-billed Gulls. Larger than a Ring-billed Gull, smaller than Western or Great Black-backed Gull. More @Wikipedia
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