Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Larus dominicanus
Author Lichtenstein, 1823
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176849
Common Names English: Kelp Gull
French: Goéland dominicain
Spanish: Gaviota dominicana
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Larus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Larus dominicanus austrinus
Subspecies: Larus dominicanus dominicanus
Subspecies: Larus dominicanus judithae
Subspecies: Larus dominicanus melisandae
Subspecies: Larus dominicanus vetula
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#176849
StatusIUCN:LC
#records11,779
#datasets12
Years1876 - 2007
Latitudes-70.00 - 33.37
Longitudes-118.01 - 170.53