Black-billed gull  (Larus bulleri)

Range

Endemic to New Zealand, the black-billed gull is found in the north of South Island and south of North Island and on nearby Stewart and Snares Islands (2) (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

This species is found on the small islands of braided rivers, the margins of lakes, in parks, and on wet lawns, sheep pastures and ploughed fields. It is found both in coastal regions and further inland, typically moving closer to either the coast or to towns during the winter, after breeding inland (2) (3) (4) (5).

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