Other attributes
Seagulls are a fairly uniform group of birds whose members are well recognizable and sometimes difficult to distinguish from each other. Their characteristic features are a massive body, long curved wings of medium length. Beak from thin pointed to massive hooked. The tail is short, sometimes forked. The legs are shortened, with well-developed swimming membranes.
Seagulls vary in size from 25 to 81 cm, and weight from 100 g to 2 kg. The smallest representative of the family is the small gull (Larus minutus) - its weight is only 100-150 g, length from 27 cm, and a wingspan of approx. 70 cm. The largest is the sea gull (Larus marinus) - its weight can exceed 2 kg, length up to 79 cm, and wingspan up to 176 cm. However, most of them are large or medium-sized birds.
