What does the Ring-billed Gull eat?

The Ring-billed Gull's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Omnivore, opportunistic feeder. Diet includes fish, insects, earthworms, small rodents, eggs and young of other birds, carrion, berries, grains, and human refuse.

How it forages

Highly opportunistic. Forages by walking, wading, swimming, and sometimes by dipping or shallow plunging. Often follows plows in fields, scavenges at landfills, and congregates in parking lots for discarded food. Also catches insects in flight and preys on small aquatic animals.

When it feeds

Diurnal, primarily active during daylight hours.

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