GULLiver's Nest

Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each of the 54 different gull species on planet Earth.

Today: Olrog's Gull

Like many other gull species (and bird species in general, really), this bird is named after a person, namely biologist Claës Christian Olrog who first described it.

It's a large gull (50cm aka one mini blahaj in length, with a wingspan of 140cm aka almost three mini blahaj) with black wings and back.

Native to the Atlantic coast of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, it mainly feeds on crabs. That's why, in its native range, it's also called "crab-eater gull" (what would be your name if you were called after your favourite food?)

Unfortunately, this beautiful birb is classified as "Near Threatened" due to its restricted breeding range and, as is so often the case, habitat loss.

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FEATHRUARY 2025

Prompt 20: Aquatic
-> Olrog's Gull

It's the last day of #feathruary and you knew my last pick had to be a gull, right?

May I introduce to you: Olrog's gull! It is named after 20th century Swedish ornithologist Claës Christian Olrog who worked in Argentina, where most of the Olrog's gull population lives.

This bird has an oddly specific range: it can be found between 38.49° and 45.11°S, mostly in and around Bahía Blanca, an Argentinian city by the Atlantic.

Unfortunately, Olrog's gulls are classified as "Near Threatened" due to loss of habitat.

FUN FACT
Their name in their native range is "gaviota cangrejera" which translates to crab-eater gull. This is because their main diet consists of three different species of crabs, namely Chasmagnathus granulata, Cyrtograpsus altimanus, and Cyrtograpsus angulatus.

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