Mew Gull - Larus canus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Larus canus
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176832
Common Names English: Mew Gull
French: Goéland cendré
Spanish: Gaviota cana
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Larus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Larus canus brachyrhynchus
Subspecies: Larus canus canus
Subspecies: Larus canus heinei
Subspecies: Larus canus kamtschatschensis
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#176832
StatusIUCN:LC
#records19,641
#datasets34
Years1972 - 2009
Latitudes26.97 - 67.18
Longitudes-163.63 - 169.22