Lesser black-backed gull: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser black-backed gull lives – recorded in 89 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Larus fuscus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	89 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Mass	880 g (male organism, adult weight); 755 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Laridae

Where does the lesser black-backed gull live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser black-backed gull in 89 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a lesser black-backed gull?

Wikidata records the following for the lesser black-backed gull: mass 880 g (male organism, adult weight); 755 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the lesser black-backed gull endangered?

The lesser black-backed gull’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser black-backed gull?

The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae, genus Larus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser black-backed gull

The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. However, it has increased dramatically in North America, especially along the east coast. Formerly just a winter visitor to North America, it now occurs in large numbers some winters and birds are recorded year-round. However, there is serious concern about decline in many parts of its range. The species is on the UK Amber List because the UK is home to 40 per cent of the European population and more than half of these are found at fewer than ten breeding sites.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser black-backed gull (revision 1361736318), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27160 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).