Gull the exceptions being Sabine's gull and swallow-tailed gulls, which have forked tails, and Ross's gull, which has a wedge-shaped tail. Gulls have moderately long legs, especially when compared to the similar terns, with fully webbed feet. The bill is generally heavy and slightly hooked, with the larger species having stouter bills than the smaller species. The bill colour is often yellow with a red spot for the larger white-headed species and red, dark red or black in the smaller species. The gulls are generalist feeders. Indeed, they are the least specialised of all the seabirds, and their morphology allows for
Fork-tailed storm petrel Fork-tailed storm petrel The fork-tailed storm petrel ("Oceanodroma furcata" or "Hydrobates furcatus") is a small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. It is the second most abundant and widespread storm petrel (after the Leach's storm petrel) and is the only bird in its family that is bluish-grey in colour. The fork-tailed storm petrel is pelagic, spending up to 8 months in the northern Pacific ocean. They only return to land to breed, where they nest in a colony. Their nest can be found in a rock crevice or small burrow where a single egg is laid. Their breeding range