Warbla · Library
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus · Family Laridae
Larus dominicanus
Family Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 916,724
- Countries and territories with records
- 61
About this species
This species has 916,724 occurrence records from 61 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from New Zealand (32.9%), Chile (23.2%), South Africa (14.9%), Argentina (9.4%) and Australia (6.6%); together they account for 86.9% of the total. In New Zealand, this species accounts for 3.6% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Larus dominicanus combines the genus name Larus with the species epithet dominicanus. The Warbla app catalog lists 24 species of the genus Larus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Larus delawarensis, Larus fuscus and Larus argentatus.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 101 species of the family Laridae. This species ranks 21st among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Larus delawarensis. Its record count is close to the family average (874,525). The family Laridae belongs to the order Charadriiformes, which has 340 species in the Warbla app catalog.