Western Gull - Larus occidentalis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Larus occidentalis
Author Audubon, 1839
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176817
Common Names English: Western Gull
French: Goéland d'Audubon
Spanish: Gaviota occidental
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Larus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Larus occidentalis occidentalis
Subspecies: Larus occidentalis wymani
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#176817
StatusIUCN:LC
#records27,916
#datasets18
Years1970 - 2006
Latitudes30.01 - 50.55
Longitudes-126.94 - -55.17