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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Variations
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)
Code 4
KEGU
Code 6
LARDOM
ITIS
Kelp Gull Winter Adult
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The winter adult Kelp Gull is similar to the breeding adult.
Kelp Gull Molting Juvenile
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The molting juvenile Kelp Gull is brown mottled overall with a black bill and pink legs and feet.
Kelp Gull 2nd Summer
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The second summer Kelp Gull has a white head, neck, and underparts, brown-gray wings, and a dark gray mantel. The bill is yellow with a white tip and red spot near the tip on the lower mandible.
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
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Parts of a Flying bird
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