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Kelp gull

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since at least 1996. The kelp gull uses its powerful beak to peck down centimetres into the skin and blubber, often leaving the whales with large open sores, some of which have been observed to be half a meter in diameter. This predatory behavior has been documented in Argentinian waters. At rocky
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is 5.3 to 7.5 cm (2.1 to 3.0 in). The adult kelp gull has black upper parts and wings. The head, underparts, tail, and the small "mirrors" at the wing tips are white. The bill is yellow with a red spot, and the legs are greenish-yellow (brighter and yellower when breeding, duller and
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gulls, and they will scavenge as well as seek suitable small prey. They gather on landfills and a sharp increase in population is therefore considered as an indicator for a degraded environment. Kelp gulls have been observed feeding on living
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in 2005, breeding populations of the two species and their hybrids were displaced from the island, though putative hybrids have been reported elsewhere and may be the result of other offshore colonies.
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The Cape gull differs from other forms of kelp gulls by its darker iris and larger body and bill size. The Southern African population is estimated to include 11,000 breeding pairs, and is expanding.
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densely edged whitish, but they rapidly get a pale base to the bill and largely white head and underparts. They take three or four years to reach maturity.
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The nest is a shallow depression on the ground lined with vegetation and feathers. The female usually lays 2 or 3 eggs. Both parents feed the young birds.
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on these islands, leading to intermediate birds that may backcross to one another. After
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The kelp gull is a rare vagrant to the United States, with the first record in 1989 on
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Siegfried WR (1977) Mussel dropping behaviour of Kelp Gulls. S Afr J Sci 73:337 - 341
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of Larus dominicanus in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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that breeds on coasts and islands through much of the Southern Hemisphere. The
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by Klaus Malling Olsen & Hans Larsson. Princeton University Press (2004).
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found around South America, parts of Australia (where it overlaps with the
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The kelp gull superficially resembles two gulls from further north in the
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There are five subspecies of kelp gull. The African subspecies
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Vega gull (or East Siberian gull / Mongolian gull)
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is 37.3 to 44.8 cm (14.7 to 17.6 in), the
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Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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The call is a strident 350:is 4.4 to 5.9 cm (1.7 to 2.3 in) and the 1005:"Kelp Gull (Larus Dominicanus Vetula) "Cape Gull"" 735:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694329A132542863.en 2029: 1026:Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton, 1120:(† indicates a species confirmed to be extinct) 919: 1079: 855:"Another Presumed Chandeleur Gull in Indiana" 522:before attacking the blind seals in a group. 273:), and New Zealand (where it is known as the 1093: 1002: 1298:Great black-headed gull (or Pallas's gull) 1086: 1072: 979:"Kelp gull – Australian Antarctic Program" 230: 84: 888: 793:Gulls: Of North America, Europe, and Asia 733: 875:Aves e PĂĄssaros Comuns do Rio de Janeiro 285:– particularly the juveniles, or by its 806: 2030: 1399:Grey-headed gull (or grey-hooded gull) 946: 895:Increased harassment of Right Whales ( 1582: 1581: 1067: 375:is sometimes split as the Cape gull, 1911:7f69406d-2dba-4bef-baf3-15a02f749c22 1053:Kelp gull pictures on jostimages.com 816:. 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Index

Karoro, New Zealand
Mollymawk
SouthShetland-2016-Livingston Island (Hannah Point)–Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus).jpg
Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Charadriiformes
Laridae
Larus
Binomial name
Lichtenstein, MHC

gull
nominate
subspecies
Pacific gull
Māori
specific name
Dominican Order
friars
habits
Atlantic Ocean

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