Gulls
In Redwall
- Alignment: Neutral [have attacked both goodbeasts and vermin]
- Habitat: Gulls tend to live on the coast or near the sea.
- Typical Personality: Gulls are nonsentient, or seemingly so.
They never speak in the books- they only eat and hunt, hunt and eat.
They are fierce and ever hungry.
Outside Redwall
- Classification: Class: Aves; Order: Charadriiformes; Family:
Laridae; Species: Larus philadelphia
- Other Names: Bonaparte's gull; seagull
- Appearance: The Bonaparte's gull has a gray head, a small
black bill, and bright orange-red legs. They grow up to 43- 53 cm in
length, and weigh between 200 and 250 grams.
- Diet: Gulls eat insects, food crops, small fish, crustacea,
snails and marine worms. They feed mostly while flying, but have been
seen to go underwater for a few wingstrokes before taking off again.
- Habitat: Bonaparte's gulls are found near ocean bays, coastal
waters, islands, and lakes. They don't make nests, instead preferring
to rest and lay eggs on rocks, docks, and other high places near water.
- Habits: Gulls are very vocal. Their calls have been
described as a harsh high pitched see-whee, low pitched kuk-kuk-kuk, and
various whistling notes.
- Life Cycle: The Bonaparte's gull lays 2 to 3 eggs in a clutch,
colored grayish or greenish brown and speckled with dark brown and lilac.
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