Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) made in Capão da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on 24/07/2025. The photograph was published by Augusto Pötter and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Indivíduo adulto já com plumagem definitiva. Estava na beira da praia próximo a um arroio oriundo das dunas. Enquanto dois jovens brigavam por uma curvina, este apenas observava e descansava.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Charadriiformes | |
| Family: | Laridae | |
| Scientific name: | Larus dominicanus | |
| English Name: | Kelp Gull | |
| Spanish Name: | Gaviota Cocinera | |
| Portuguese Name: | Gaivotão | |
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 24/07/2025 | |
| Country: | Brazil | |
| Province / Department: | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Location or protected area: | Capão da Canoa | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
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| Photography ID: | 645593 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 07/30/2025 20:49:52 | |
