Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
LARIDAE
Genus
Chroicocephalus
Species
novaehollandiae
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Silver Gull
Alternate name
Seagull
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Very common along seashores.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Increasing
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common and widespread in a variety of habitats. Often found in urban and developed areas
Known location
Burleigh Heads, Tallebudgera, Hope Island, Coombabah, Jacobs Well, Burleigh Heads, South Stradbroke
Other locality
Very common along seashores. Has probably benefited from human activity, for it feeds largely off food scraps.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
True
General ecology
Beaches, estuaries, parks.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
A bold bird that will snatch fallen food. Often a minor nuisance. Probably present in artifically high numbers, due to reliance on human food.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Active period
Active season
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Biology
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Description
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