Laughing Gull

About This Species

A lively coastal gull with a black hood during breeding season, named for its distinctive laugh-like call.

Laugh-like call: Their loud ha-ha-ha calls can sound remarkably like human laughter.
Seasonal appearance: Adults develop a dark black hood for breeding season but lose it during winter.
Opportunistic feeders: Laughing Gulls are opportunistic feeders, eating fish, insects, crabs, and even scraps of human food.
Colonial nesters: They often nest in large colonies on coastal islands, beaches, and salt marshes.