Herring Gull - Larus argentatus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Larus argentatus
Author Pontoppidan, 1763
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176824
Common Names English: Herring Gull, European Herring Gull
French: Goéland argenté
Spanish: Gaviota plateada
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Larus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Larus argentatus argentatus
Subspecies: Larus argentatus argenteus
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#176824
StatusIUCN:LC
#records85,489
#datasets47
Years1965 - 2011
Latitudes18.21 - 75.78
Longitudes-178.83 - 172.75