Dolphin Gull

When to see the Dolphin Gull

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Dolphin Gull

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Dolphin Gull

The dolphin gull, sometimes erroneously called the red-billed gull, is a gull native to southern Chile and Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. It is a coastal bird inhabiting rocky, muddy and sandy shores and is often found around seabird colonies. They have greyish feathers, and the feathers on their wings are a darker shade. Dolphin gulls have a varied diet, eating many things ranging from mussels to carrion.

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Easily confused with

Grey GullLeucophaeus modestusThe sexes are similar in grey gulls. Lava GullLeucophaeus fuliginosusThe lava gull is a distinctive gull, 51 to 55 cm (20–22 in) and weighs 380 g (13 oz). Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanIt breeds in central provinces of Canada and adjacent states of the northern United States.