Basically the name of the Dara Laut bird is more suitable for white pigeons, which in Latin is called Ducula bicolor, but the lay language says the bird "Pigeon of the forest"
While the seagulls have a tail shape similar to the birds Seriti or Kepinis so this bird is also often called the Marine Engineer. Besides these birds also have different names in different regions and the world as a term for the people of Aceh they give the nickname "Cama Bombong".
This happens because these birds often follow a sailboat trip that anchored a fish, or a ship that sails on the high seas so it can arrive elsewhere and breed in a new place in the direction.
According to aceh research team they say many species of seagulls, along with their exposure,
Types of Gulls from Laridae tribes around the world number around 85 species. Almost all types of Gulls have almost the same image that only a bird expert can recognize and distinguish species of seagulls.
Most of the seagulls in Indonesia are migratory birds from Australia or other continents, coming to Indonesia in the rainy season or usually coming in December.
While in Indonesia itself there is a large Sterna Berger type. The overall length of this bird if measured from the tip of the beak to the tail end is about 50 cm and sometimes more.
This single or "Cama Bongbong" seagull is different from other birds, this bird can be said to be a high-level predator because it seeks anything to eat including warm-blooded animals such as rats, and other animals smaller than their bodies . While most other seagulls hunt fish as food.
However, not all seagulls match this bird. "Gag Bongbong" is not always by the beach he comes every year once in the rainy season. So presumably friends may be useful. thanks.
