Where does the Mew Gull live?
Larus canus has 3,398,916 records in 108 countries and territories, from 1790 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 3,398,916 records
- 108 places
- 183 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeLarus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 958,317 | |
| Norway | 618,084 | |
| Denmark | 440,876 | |
| United Kingdom | 377,912 | |
| Finland | 278,478 | |
| Netherlands | 201,180 | |
| Belgium | 106,333 | |
| Germany | 90,565 | |
| Russia | 58,029 | |
| Estonia | 44,522 | |
| France | 44,190 | |
| Poland | 26,589 | |
| Ireland | 25,076 | |
| United States | 19,904 | |
| Spain | 11,263 | |
| Iceland | 9,689 | |
| Italy | 9,253 | |
| Switzerland | 7,373 | |
| Czechia | 6,025 | |
| Portugal | 5,893 | |
| Austria | 5,732 | |
| Åland Islands | 5,662 | |
| Lithuania | 5,227 | |
| Ukraine | 4,615 | |
| Japan | 4,338 | |
| Canada | 3,624 | |
| Latvia | 2,876 | |
| Hungary | 2,866 | |
| Türkiye | 2,705 | |
| Belarus | 2,389 | |
| Isle of Man | 2,290 | |
| South Korea | 2,063 | |
| China | 1,929 | |
| Faroe Islands | 1,289 | |
| Slovakia | 1,033 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,025 | |
| Romania | 958 | |
| Serbia | 709 | |
| Greece | 607 | |
| Kazakhstan | 602 |
Showing the top 40 of 108 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Laridae.
Ring-billed Gull
11,223,960 records
Herring Gull
7,289,858 records
Lesser Black-backed Gull
6,915,295 records
American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull
6,899,110 records
Black-headed Gull
6,838,408 records
Great Black-backed Gull
5,036,634 records
Laughing Gull
3,221,312 records
Common Tern
3,064,015 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.