What is the common name for birds in the family Laridae?
Q: What is the common name for birds in the family Laridae?
A: The common name for birds in the family Laridae is gulls, or seagulls.
Q: What do gulls look like?
A: Most types of gull are white, with grey or black wings, a yellow beak and are about the size of a chicken (but some are smaller).
Q: What do gulls eat?
A: Gulls can eat most types of food but like meat more than anything else. They look around for discarded food and dead animals to eat as well as hunting.
Q: Where do gulls sleep?
A: Gulls usually sleep on beaches during the day and at night they will also sleep on water, such as lakes or the sea when it is calm.
Q: Are seagulls found only near the sea?
A: Seagulls used to be found only near the sea because they are water birds with webbed feet for swimming, however they have become more common inland due to their ability to find food wherever people live.
Q: How intelligent are seagulls compared to other birds?
A: Seagulls are considered quite intelligent compared to other birds; they have a complicated system of noises and body movements which they use to communicate with each other.
Q: How often do seagull breed and how many chicks do they usually have?
A: Most types of seagull breed once a year and typically have two or three chicks (babies).
