Kelp Gull

Description:

Spotted this Kelp Gull feeding on limpets in Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina.

Habitat:

Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Argentina.

Notes:

Kelp Gull is the dominant large gull species of South America. It is common throughout the southern part of the continent and extending north along the coasts to Ecuador in the west and Brazil in the east, though it is also known as a vagrant and occasional breeder north to the United States as well. Large, with very dark black upperparts and pale yellow-green legs, this gull is easily distinguished from other gulls in its range. Kelp Gulls feed on a variety of land and marine animals and also attend refuse dumps. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Neotropical Birds http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/por...