Among birds with white heads, the Ross’s gull lives in ... In these cases, they will also have a black and red ring around their beak. The black-tailed gull lives on the shores of East Asia.

Sometimes people underestimate the importance of beaks, bills, and rostrums in identifying species. Yet, a beak can make all ...

A chipping sparrow perches on a caged bird feeder. This individual is in nonbreeding plumage. Note that it has a rather ...