--- product_id: 137447535 title: "Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification" brand: "princeton university press" price: "FREE" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 12 category: "Digital Ebook Purchas" url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/137447535-gulls-simplified-a-comparative-approach-to-identification store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification **Brand:** princeton university press **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification by princeton university press - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/137447535-gulls-simplified-a-comparative-approach-to-identification) ## Best For - princeton university press enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted princeton university press brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41+3NSB7wCL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Useful - the one American gull ID book to buy - but an east coast bias *by J***C on Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018* Gulls Simplified is a useful book for the birder trying to better figure out gulls. I like the authors perspective - I can tell you what gull species this is and why, but I don't care what cycle gull it is! The comparative pictures are most useful, especially if the common gulls in your area are Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Greater Black-backed Gull and Laughing Gulls - i.e. you bird east of the Mississippi.If I was looking for one book on identifying American Gulls, this is the book I would buy and I have all the gull identification books.However, this book has one significant weakness - most of the comparative teaching pictures are all for the common gull identification issues east of the Mississippi. While the western gulls - Western, Glaucous-winged, Thayers and California are covered, the teaching is always to compare these species with a Herring Gull, which is not the common west coast gull, and the teaching points need additional extrapolation. As a result, for the west coast birder, this book is not as useful a tool as for an east coast birder.I am starting to find this to be a common weakness as more photographic-type identification guidebooks like this that are published in this genre - the focus of the guidebooks are the ID problems for the mid-Atlantic to New England birder which gets A coverage while other regions such as the south and west get B- coverage. If you have not guessed, I am a west coast birder. Maybe books like this need chapters on common west coast and east coast ID issues to improve these issues, or include a coauthor who lives in a zone other than New England or the mid-Atlantic. ### ⭐⭐ Not simplified enough for a relative newbie *by T***I on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018* While this book tries to use a different approach to identify gulls, I found it to be as difficult to understand as other gull field guides. At 2 years into birding, I am a relative newbie and can still be overwhelmed by highly technical language. After seeing an Iceland (Thayer's) Gull recently, I referred to the book to understand how such gull would be differentiated from a Herring Gull. I quote: "the extensive white mirror on the underside of the outer primary on the far wing would eliminate Herring Gull." Huh? It would have been helpful to have arrows and annotations on the accompanying picture (Iceland Gull 15, p. 126) or to have "mirror" and "far wing" illustrated in the anatomical drawings on pages 10 and 11. This may be a good field guide for birders who have mastered the intricacies of the ornithological language, but still too difficult to grasp for newer birders. The information seems thorough and there are a lot of pictures of each gull species. Looking forward to the "Plain English guide to Gulls." ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ photos are outstanding ... as are write-ups *by B***D on Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018* Just got the book. I believe I have every book possible on Gull id ... and still have problems. Looking at the book I think it will help fill the gaps for difficult to ID birds. It would also be in my top choices if I could only have one book on North America Gulls (what a sad world that would be).Two things stand out ... 1st those of you who have other Peter Dunne's books know he has the unique ability to be clear and complete. Peter Dunne's write-ups are not made confusing by a lot of superfluous erudites (he makes clear the key ID features); and, the write ups are not so overly simplified that they are not helpful for difficult IDs. A nice balance which I think carries over to this book. In a sense Peter Dunne always hits it just right for me. For Gulls this is important because they are among the more complex to simply describe (many plumages, close similarity of many species, confounding subspecies and Hybrids etc). It is this aspect where many Gull books have issues. They still exist with this book ... but Peter Dunne does a really good job at trying to clarify what is confusing. (for a chuckle read the sections on Thayer's Gull) and to make my point on clarity see photograph/captions on page 128.2nd those of you who have seen Kalson's books can appreciated the photography ... it is beautiful and he selects really helpful photographs for ID purposes. The book is worth the price just to see the beauty of the pictures.Anyway I'd highly recommend the book.Amelia Island, Florida 11/17/2018 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/137447535-gulls-simplified-a-comparative-approach-to-identification](https://www.desertcart.be/products/137447535-gulls-simplified-a-comparative-approach-to-identification) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*