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Western Gull

Larus occidentalis
Audubon, JJ, 1839
Gaviota Occidental
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Number of Photography: 7

Foto
Photography ID: 674073
 San Francisco
California
United States
08/31/2025
Paola Finelli
Foto
Photography ID: 338559
♀  Adult
Alcatraz
California
United States
05/14/2019
Gustavo Kin
Foto
Photography ID: 318610
  Immature
San Francisco
California
United States
11/21/2018
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 236232
  Adult
Santa Mónica
California
United States
01/17/2017
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 172301
  Adult
Santa Barbara
California
United States
10/13/2016
Carlos Schmidt


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Number of Records: 17



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243636931/08/2025United StatesCaliforniaSan FranciscoPaola Finelli
93612314/05/2019United StatesCaliforniaAlcatrazGustavo Kin
89033621/11/2018United StatesCaliforniaSan Francisco Bay Trail - Burlingname, San FranciscoRutger Koperdraad
56120426/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve10Virginia Bonifacio
56106917/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaSanta Mónica25Virginia Bonifacio
56102210/01/2017MexicoSinaloaIsla de la Piedra, Mazatlan10Virginia Bonifacio
56100009/01/2017MexicoBaja California SurCabo San Lucas70Virginia Bonifacio
52820206/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve50Virginia Bonifacio
52085522/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaBelmont shore beach, Long Beach5Virginia Bonifacio
52083121/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaUpper Newport Bay, Orange Couty20Virginia Bonifacio
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.