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Bonaparte's gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)

Status not recordedbirds

The bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 175 g to 210.7 g.

Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Photo: David Menke · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bonaparte's gull

Weight
175 g – 210.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
78 cm – 90 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the bonaparte's gull?

BONAPARTE'S GULL · WINGSPAN 90 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 90 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the bonaparte's gull is about 53% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the bonaparte's gull

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Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
David Menke · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
DickDaniels ( http://carolinabirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the bonaparte's gull live?

Not recorded

What is the bonaparte's gull?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) is a gull found mainly in northern North America. At 28 to 38 cm (11 to 15 in) in length, it is one of the smallest species of gull. Its plumage is mainly white with grey upperparts. During breeding season, Bonaparte's gull gains a slaty-black hood. The sexes are similar in appearance.

From the Wikipedia article “Bonaparte's gull” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonaparte%27s_gull&oldid=1373877183), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the bonaparte's gull sound like?

Tony Phillips · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the bonaparte's gull endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bonaparte's gull classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyLaridae
  6. genusChroicocephalus
  7. SpeciesChroicocephalus philadelphia (Ord, 1815)

Synonyms Chroicocephala philadelphia, Larus bonapartii, Larus marginatus, Larus melanorhinchus, Larus philadelphia, Sterna philadelphia

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • Bonapartian gullEnglish
  • نورس بونابرتArabic
  • نورس فيلادلفياArabic
  • Бонапартова чайкаBulgarian
  • Gouelanig BonaparteBreton
  • gavina de BonaparteCatalan
  • Бонапарт колшӹреMari
  • racek BonapartůvCzech
  • Gwylan BonaparteWelsh
  • Gwylanod BonaparteWelsh
  • BonapartemågeDanish
  • BonapartemöweGerman
  • kanada mevoEsperanto
  • Bonaparta mevoEsperanto
  • Gaviota de BonaparteSpanish
  • Gaviota PipizcanSpanish
  • kuusekajakasEstonian
  • kuusilokkiFinnish
  • BonapartenlokkiFinnish
  • hattarmásiFaroese
  • Mouette de BonaparteFrench
  • Sléibhín BonaparteIrish
  • Faoileán BhonaparteIrish
  • Foillan BonaparteScottish Gaelic
  • Gaivota de BonaparteGalician
  • Mòv janm wòzHaitian Creole
  • שחף אמריקאיHebrew
  • שחף בונפרטהHebrew
  • šumski galebCroatian
  • Bonaparte-sirályHungarian
  • TrjámáfurIcelandic
  • Gabbiano di BonaparteItalian
  • ボナパルトカモメJapanese
  • Bonaparto kirasLithuanian
  • melnknābja ķīrisLatvian
  • Kleine KokmeeuwDutch
  • kanadahettemåseNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kanadahettemåkeNorwegian
  • Kahela BonapartePapiamento
  • Meuwchi BonapartePapiamento
  • mewa kanadyjskaPolish
  • guincho-americanoPortuguese
  • Gaivota-de-bonapartePortuguese
  • garrincho-americanoPortuguese
  • BonapartebáiskiNorthern Sami
  • stuora gahpirbáiskiNorthern Sami
  • čajka čiernozobáSlovak
  • ameriški rečni galebSlovenian
  • Bonapartin galebSerbian
  • trädmåsSwedish
  • svartnäbbad skrattmåsSwedish
  • Küçük Karabaş MartıTurkish
  • мартин канадськийUkrainian
  • 伯氏鸥Chinese
  • 博氏鸥Chinese
  • 小黑頭鷗Chinese

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Relatives of the bonaparte's gull

Other species in the same genus Chroicocephalus.

LC, Least Concern
Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)

Silver gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Laridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bonaparte's gull?

An adult bonaparte's gull weighs 175 g – 210.7 g and has a wingspan of 78 cm – 90 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bonaparte's gull?

The bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonapartes-gull

MLA

“Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonapartes-gull.

BibTeX
@misc{bonapartes_gull_2026,
  title = {Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonapartes-gull},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}