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Black-tailed Gull
Photo · MaedaAkihiko

BirdUp · Species

Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostrisVieillot, 1818

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus

At a glance

The Black-tailed Gull, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Origin
Native
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Very common
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The black-tailed gull is a gull native to shorelines of East Asia.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Black-tailed Gull?

The Black-tailed Gull is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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06 · Gallery

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Black-tailed Gull live in Australia?

The Black-tailed Gull is native to Australia, recorded across 9 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingCoasts and islets of east Siberia, Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (south-east Russia), Hokkaido and Honshu (north and central Japan), Korean Pen., east China and Matsu Is. (=Lienchiang County; west of Taiwan)

Non-breedingJapan, Korean Pen., East China Sea south to Philippines

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Passage
  • Non-breeding
  • Breeding

4 regions recorded