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Kelp Gull

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q1127687

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
taxon
Short name
L. dominicanus[9]
Egg incubation period
+27
IUCN conservation status
least concern[3]
Litter size
+2.35
Main food source
leftovers, hookworm, southern right whale[6][7][8]
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Mass
832 (1.05–832, n=3)[25][26][27]
NZTCS conservation status
not threatened
Parent taxon
Larus[4]
Taxon common name
gwylan y De, Kelp Gull, Dominikanermöwe, Gaviota cocinera, gavià de Lichtenstein, racek jižní, lõunakajakas, Gaviota Cocinera, Goéland dominicain, ミナミオオセグロカモメ, Karoro, Kelpmeeuw, Taremåke, Доминиканская чайка, Tangmåge, etelänselkälokki, déli sirály, mewa południowa, čajka vznešená, kelptrut, Swartrugmeeu, Mugnaiaccio australe, gaivotão, Southern Black-backed Gull, dominikinis kiras, мартин домініканський, južni galeb, gaivota-dominicana, gaivota-meridional, Kolokoloky[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Taxon name
Larus dominicanus[5]
Taxon range
Brazil, South America, Africa
Taxon rank
species[2]
Wingspan
+135[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en karoro en Dominican gull en Larus dominicanus en Kelp Gull ar نورس دومينيكاني ar نورس عشب البحر cs racek jižní cs Racek dominikánský cs Larus dominicanus da Tangmåge de Larus dominicanus de Dominikanermöwe es Gaviota dominicana es Gaviota cocinera fa کاکایی دومینیکن fi etelänselkälokki fi Larus dominicanus fr Goeland dominicain fr Goéland dominicain fr Larus dominicanus
🔖 Identifiers · 54
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Larus dominicanus -Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil -eating-8.jpg ↗
ABA bird ID
kelgul
ABBBS Taxon ID
809
ADW taxon ID
Larus_dominicanus
ARKive ID (archived)
larus-dominicanus, kelp-gull/larus-dominicanus
Australian Faunal Directory ID
Larus_dominicanus
Aves de Chile ID
149
Avibase taxon ID
E6536E4E904EF414
BOLD Systems taxon ID
17467
BirdLife Australia ID
kelp-gull
BirdLife taxon ID
22694329
Birdata ID
981
Show all 54 identifiers +42
CONABIO ID
189245AVESB501112
CalPhotos taxon ID
Larus+dominicanus
Catalogue of Life ID
3SBQ5
EBiodiversity ID
68833
EBird taxon ID
kelgul
EURING number
20600
Encyclopedia of Life ID
45509293
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/kelp-gull
Fossilworks taxon ID
143805
Freebase ID
/m/03920_
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2481173
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
taremåke
Guide to North American Birds ID
kelp-gull
IBP 4-letter bird species alpha code
KEGU
IBP 6-letter bird species alpha code
LARDOM
INaturalist taxon ID
4388
IRMNG ID
10584461
ITIS TSN
176849
IUCN taxon ID
22694329
Maryland Biodiversity Project species ID
1094
NBIC scientific name ID
175941
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0021668423
NCBI taxonomy ID
37036
NZTCS ID
11163
Neotropical Birds ID
kelgul
New Zealand Birds Online ID
southern-black-backed-gull
New Zealand Organisms Register ID
7f69406d-2dba-4bef-baf3-15a02f749c22
OBIS ID
212624
Observation.org taxon ID
73052
Oiseaux.net ID
goeland.dominicain
Open Tree of Life ID
418481
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
143805
Queensland Biota ID
1911
SeaLifeBase ID
75081
TAXREF ID
442022
Tierstimmenarchiv ID
9043
Topic's main category
Category:Larus dominicanus
UMLS CUI
C1006588
Wiki Aves ID
gaivotao
WoRMS-ID for taxa
212624
Xeno-canto species ID
Larus-dominicanus
Yale LUX ID
concept/e06f4859-a064-4a9f-9ab0-becf08a6b1ec

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🔗 Connections
Main food source 3
southern right whale, leftovers, hookworm
Taxon range 3
Brazil, Africa, South America
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Larus
Taxon rank 1
species
← Main food source 1
great white shark
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Summary

Kelp Gull is a taxon[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . avesargentinas.org.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → 2.35
    Taxon range → Brazil, South America, Africa
    NZTCS conservation status → not threatened
    Egg incubation period → 27 day
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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