Black-Backed Gull

Black-Backed Gull

Southern black-backed gull. Adult. Kaikoura coast, February 2009. Photo by James Mortimer

The most common gull species is also the noisiest, with lots of nests now appearing below the track on Mauao. This species has benefited from human habitation, and exists in artificially high numbers in the Bay of Plenty, as well as the rest of the country.
Black-Backed Gull – NZ Birds on Line