Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Species Account

Ordered chronologically (not necessarily by HRBP number)

HRBP 5097. Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). USNM 544573 (L.a. smithsonianus, above) and USNM 494371 (L.a. vegae, below). Green Island, Kure Atoll, 8 Jan 1969 and 8 Mar 1965, respectively. Photo © Peter Pyle
HRBP 5098. Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). USNM 544573 (L.a. smithsonianus, above) and USNM 494371 (L.a. vegae, below). Green Island, Kure Atoll, 8 Jan 1969 and 8 Mar 1965, respectively. Photo © Peter Pyle
HRBP 0082. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus, probably smithsonianus). Laie, O'ahu, 31 Jan 1980. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0083. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus, probably smithsonianus). Laie, O'ahu, 31 Jan 1980. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0084. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus, probably smithsonianus). Laie, O'ahu, 31 Jan 1980. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0362. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or hybrid Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull. On center of road, with Black-crowned Night-Herons. Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 20 Feb 1984. © Walter Donagho
HRBP 0363. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or hybrid Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull. On exhaust pipe upper right, with Black-crowned Night-Herons and Cattle Egrets. Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 20 Feb 1984. © Walter Donagho
HRBP 0376. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or hybrid Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull, center, with Black-crowned Night-Herons. Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 23 Feb 1984. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0377. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or hybrid Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull. Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 23 Feb 1984. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0378. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or hybrid Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull. Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 23 Feb 1984. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0544. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) or hybrid Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull. Near Kahuku, O'ahu, 23 Feb 1984. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0873. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae), with Monk Seal. Tern Island, French Frigate Shoal, 17 Oct 1988. © Craig Rowland
HRBP 0874. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Tern Island, French Frigate Shoal, 17 Oct 1988. © Craig Rowland HRBP 0878. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Tern Island, French Frigate Shoal, 17 Oct 1988. © Craig Rowland
HRBP 0910. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). Near Kahuku Point, O'ahu, 2 Dec 1990. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0911. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). Near Kahuku Point, O'ahu, 13 Dec 1990. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0912. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). Near Kahuku Point, O'ahu, 13 Dec 1990. © Peter Donaldson HRBP 0913. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). Near Kahuku Point, O'ahu, 13 Dec 1990. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 1258. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Honouliuli Unit of PHNWR, O'ahu, 29 Nov 1998. © Chistian Melgar
HRBP 1321. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus), center left, with other waterbirds. Honouliuli Unit of PHNWR, O'ahu, 1 Dec 1998. © Chistian Melgar
HRBP 1322. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus), center, with Ring-billed(?) Gull to right and other waterbirds. Honouliuli Unit of PHNWR, O'ahu, 1 Dec 1998. © Chistian Melgar
HRBP 1323. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus), center, with Ring-billed(?) Gull to left. Honouliuli Unit of PHNWR, O'ahu, 1 Dec 1998. © Chistian Melgar
HRBP 1293. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Midway Atoll, 1 Mar 2000. © Tristan McKee HRBP 1294. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Midway Atoll, 1 Mar 2000. © Tristan McKee
HRBP 1295. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Midway Atoll, 1 Mar 2000. © Tristan McKee
HRBP 1296. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae), front, with White Tern. Midway Atoll, 1 Mar 2000. © Tristan McKee
HRBP 5279. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5280. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5281. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar HRBP 5282. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5283. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5284. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5285. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar HRBP 5286. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5287. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5288. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 5289. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar HRBP 5290. Possible Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Laie, O'ahu, 15 Feb 2003. © Oliver Komar
HRBP 6629. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). French Friagte Shoals, 20 Nov 2010. © Keith Burnett
HRBP 6630. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). French Friagte Shoals, 20 Nov 2010. © Keith Burnett
HRBP 6610. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). French Friagte Shoals, 8 Feb 2011. © Sara Youngren HRBP 6611. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). French Friagte Shoals, 8 Feb 2011. © Sara Youngren
HRBP 6612. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Kure Atoll, 9 Oct 2012. © Julia Parish
HRBP 6613. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Kure Atoll, 9 Oct 2012. © Julia Parish
HRBP 6614. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Kure Atoll, 3 Nov 2012. © Matthew Saunter HRBP 6615. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Kure Atoll, 3 Nov 2012. © Matthew Saunter
HRBP 6616. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus). Turtle Bay, O'ahu, 1 Dec 2015. © Matthew R. Luchinskasi
HRBP 6617. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus vegae). Ho'okipa Beach, Maui, 1 Dec 2016. © Guy White
Photographs and images contributed to Hawaii Rare Bird Photograph (HRBP) file, B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu and part of The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle. See Introduction for more information.