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Kelp gull (juvenile)

Larus dominicanus

Description:

The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), also known as the Dominican gull, is a gull which breeds on coasts and islands through much of the southern hemisphere. This is a juvenile. Juveniles have dull legs, a black bill, a dark band in the tail, and an overall grey-brown plumage 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. In the third year they loose the band in the tail.

Habitat:

This bird lives mainly in coastal areas en inland lakes, harbours and also landfills. The latter means that a sharp increase in its population is considered as an indicator for a potentially degraded environment.

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remco.douma
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remco.douma

San Rafael - El Placer, Maldonado, Uruguay

Spotted on Aug 12, 2014
Submitted on Aug 13, 2014

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