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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) call
High, mewing kee-ow calls and long, laughing calls from parking lots and shores.
Listen to the Ring-billed Gull call
A field recording of the Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) by Kalvin Chan, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Ring-billed Gull in wetland and coast habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Ring-billed Gull
These birds belong to the gull family, like the Ring-billed Gull, so their calls can sound alike.
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Red-billed Gull Chroicocephalus scopulinus
Maori: tarapunga. A raucous scolding kraah around beaches and car parks.
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Southern Black-backed Gull Larus dominicanus
Maori: karoro. A loud laughing yodel and deep barking notes.
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Western Gull Larus occidentalis
A deep, hoarse long-call; the default gull voice of the San Francisco waterfront.
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Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
A nasal, whining cow-arrk, thinner and more complaining than Western Gull.
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European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
The seaside's loud, laughing 'kyow-kyow-kyow' and long calls, now also on town rooftops.
Questions
Questions about the Ring-billed Gull
What does the Ring-billed Gull sound like?
High, mewing kee-ow calls and long, laughing calls from parking lots and shores. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Ring-billed Gull?
Red-billed Gull, Southern Black-backed Gull, Western Gull, Heermann's Gull and European Herring Gull sound similar.
Where can I hear the Ring-billed Gull?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Ring-billed Gull call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 5: Lakes, Marsh & Shore. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Ring-billed Gull in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Ring-billed Gull comes in Level 5: Lakes, Marsh & Shore. That Level is about cattails, ponds and big lakes.
Learn it with these birds in Level 5 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
A gurgling konk-la-ree ending in a buzzy trill, from a cattail perch.
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Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
A mechanical rattling trill, like a sewing machine, deep in the reeds.
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Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
A long whinnying series of cow notes that slows and falls away.
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Canada Goose Branta canadensis
A loud, honking 'ah-honk', given in noisy chorus from flocks on park lakes and in flight.
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
The classic duck's 'quack-quack-quack', loud and descending from the female; drakes give soft, rasping notes.
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Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Females give a rising, squealing oo-eek in flight; males a thin, high, rising whistle.
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Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
A harsh, croaking frahnk given when flushed.
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Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
A dry mechanical rattle given in flight along the water.
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Common Loon Gavia immer
A haunting, wavering wail and a crazy, laughing tremolo that carries across the water.
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