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Photo by Michael Woodruff
Location: Brownsville Sanitary Landfill in South Texas, USA

Photo by bobsofpa
Nonbreeding plumage photographed at: Fort DeSoto Park, FL, USA

Identification

36-41 cm, 98-110 cm wingspan. White, dark grey back and wings and black head. Long red bill. Hood lost in winter.

Coastal islands, saltmarshes and sand-dunes.

A large nest is built of grass and placed on the ground. 3-4 greenish eggs are laid and incubated for about 21 days.

They are scavengers as well as hunting small prey.

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