Where does the Great Black-backed Gull live?
Larus marinus has 5,036,634 records in 99 countries and territories, from 1746 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 5,036,634 records
- 99 places
- 175 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,092,681 | |
| Canada | 817,907 | |
| Norway | 464,006 | |
| Sweden | 464,001 | |
| United Kingdom | 403,910 | |
| Denmark | 301,924 | |
| Finland | 68,915 | |
| France | 66,459 | |
| Netherlands | 63,934 | |
| Iceland | 44,836 | |
| Belgium | 43,799 | |
| Ireland | 42,968 | |
| Germany | 36,411 | |
| Spain | 35,669 | |
| Estonia | 22,012 | |
| Isle of Man | 21,232 | |
| Poland | 9,686 | |
| Portugal | 8,012 | |
| Russia | 3,237 | |
| Faroe Islands | 2,994 | |
| Bermuda | 2,739 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2,503 | |
| Greenland | 2,429 | |
| Lithuania | 2,175 | |
| Åland Islands | 2,013 | |
| Jersey | 1,613 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,215 | |
| Guernsey | 950 | |
| Latvia | 905 | |
| Bahamas | 448 | |
| Türkiye | 338 | |
| Switzerland | 273 | |
| Czechia | 266 | |
| Ukraine | 208 | |
| Italy | 206 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| Puerto Rico | 165 | |
| Austria | 160 | |
| Morocco | 151 | |
| Greece | 139 |
Showing the top 40 of 99 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
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.