Where does the Lesser Black-backed Gull live?
Larus fuscus has 6,915,295 records in 198 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from Belgium.
- 6,915,295 records
- 198 places
- 176 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeLarus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,024,131 | |
| United Kingdom | 872,669 | |
| Netherlands | 866,800 | |
| France | 820,157 | |
| Spain | 734,547 | |
| United States | 396,899 | |
| Portugal | 360,579 | |
| Sweden | 295,240 | |
| Morocco | 293,635 | |
| Norway | 237,896 | |
| Finland | 214,824 | |
| Western Sahara | 168,967 | |
| Denmark | 117,346 | |
| Germany | 75,892 | |
| Algeria | 71,735 | |
| Mauritania | 71,676 | |
| Canada | 57,489 | |
| Iceland | 30,893 | |
| Ireland | 28,633 | |
| India | 19,194 | |
| Israel | 18,195 | |
| Senegal | 18,007 | |
| Russia | 16,317 | |
| Isle of Man | 11,024 | |
| Bermuda | 7,025 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,324 | |
| Oman | 6,163 | |
| Italy | 4,701 | |
| Poland | 3,489 | |
| Faroe Islands | 3,126 | |
| Bahamas | 3,035 | |
| Mexico | 3,015 | |
| Türkiye | 2,814 | |
| Taiwan | 2,688 | |
| Switzerland | 2,575 | |
| Kuwait | 2,095 | |
| Gambia | 1,880 | |
| Egypt | 1,713 | |
| Åland Islands | 1,702 | |
| Iran | 1,691 |
Showing the top 40 of 198 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Laridae.
Ring-billed Gull
11,223,960 records
Herring Gull
7,289,858 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
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.