Gulls stamp catalogue

706 items

Seagulls are birds from the Laridae family. Nowadays this also includes the terns, the noddies and the shearbills. Seagulls are often confined to coasts. Many species find their food in or along the sea. There are just over 100 species. More

Gulls are birds in the Laridae family. Terns used to be classified in a separate family. Due to new insights, they are now classified in the Laridae family, and we can therefore also call them gulls. This also applies to the scissorbills, noddies, and relatives. Gulls are generally coastal. Many species find their food in or along the sea. With their webbed feet, they are reasonable swimmers. They are often generalists, eating a variety of foods and being proficient in a little bit of everything. There are approximately 100 species, distributed worldwide. They are ground-nesting birds that live in places with few or no predators, such as islands, marshes, rooftops, and cliffs. Approximately seven species breed in the Netherlands and Belgium. Both countries have issued postage stamps featuring gulls. Other coastal countries have also depicted gulls on stamps.

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Sainte-Rose with volcano (1907)