Where does the Kelp Gull live?
Larus dominicanus has 914,169 records in 60 countries and territories, from 1845 to 2026. Most records come from New Zealand.
- 914,169 records
- 60 places
- 138 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeLarus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 300,971 | |
| Chile | 212,135 | |
| South Africa | 136,559 | |
| Argentina | 85,772 | |
| Australia | 60,364 | |
| Brazil | 28,354 | |
| Peru | 23,630 | |
| Uruguay | 21,223 | |
| Antarctica | 12,203 | |
| Namibia | 10,408 | |
| Falkland Islands | 9,095 | |
| South Georgia | 4,933 | |
| Ecuador | 2,150 | |
| United States | 1,212 | |
| Gambia | 608 | |
| French Southern Territories | 538 | |
| Angola | 305 | |
| Portugal | 297 | |
| United Kingdom | 288 | |
| Madagascar | 284 | |
| Spain | 280 | |
| Mozambique | 256 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| France | 134 | |
| Senegal | 107 | |
| Venezuela | 101 | |
| Panama | 76 | |
| Mexico | 68 | |
| Western Sahara | 59 | |
| Mauritania | 59 | |
| Colombia | 46 | |
| Morocco | 43 | |
| Canada | 40 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 37 | |
| ZZ | 32 | |
| Saint Helena | 31 | |
| Netherlands | 27 | |
| Costa Rica | 18 | |
| Guernsey | 18 | |
| Nicaragua | 10 |
Showing the top 40 of 60 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
6,899,110 records
Black-headed Gull
6,838,408 records
Great Black-backed Gull
5,036,634 records
Mew Gull
3,398,916 records
Laughing Gull
3,221,312 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.