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Heermann's Gull Range Map

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Range Map for Heermann's Gull

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Migration

Short- to medium-distance migrant. Migrates "backward," breeding in the southern part of its range and then moving northward for the nonbreeding season.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae)

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