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Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823

Gaviota dominicana, Southern Black-backed (Kelp) Gull

Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 (Islote Plaza Sur) Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2007.
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 (Islote Plaza Sur) Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2007.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Charadriiformes

Family
Laridae

Genus
Larus

Species
dominicanus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: One adult was seen at Tagus Cove, Isabela, on 15December 1973 (Harris 1975). One was photographed at Cerro Colorado, Santa Cruz, on 26 December 1996 by Hernán Vargas (CDRS archives)

References

  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
  • Harris, M.P. (1975) Additions to the Galápagos avifauna. Condor 77(3): 355.
  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Larus dominicanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5106. Accessed 10 May 2026.