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Larus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176803

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Gabianus Bonaparte, 1853
  
  Common Name(s): Gulls
 
    Ivory Gulls
 
    Kittiwakes
 
    Ross' Gulls
 
    Sabine's Gulls
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete    
  Latest Record Review: 1998    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassAves  -- Birds, oiseaux  
             OrderCiconiiformes  -- aigles, aigles pêcheurs, albatros, alcidés, Auks, cigognes, cormorans, éperviers, faucons, flamants, goélands, grèbes, Herons, hérons, huarts, huîtriers, ibis, Ibises, pélicans, Penguins, pétrels, pingouins, pluviers, Storks, totipalmés, tubinares  
                FamilyLaridae  -- Auks, becs-en-ciseaux, goélands, guillemots, Guillemots, Gulls, labbes, mouettes, Murres, Puffins, sternes, Terns  
                   SubfamilyLarinae   
                      GenusLarus Linnaeus, 1758 -- Gulls, Ivory Gulls, Kittiwakes, Ross' Gulls, Sabine's Gulls  
    Direct Children:  
                         Species Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 -- Gaviota plateada, goéland argenté, Herring Gull 
                         Species Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934 -- Armenian Gull 
                         Species Larus atlanticus Olrog, 1958 -- Olrog's Gull 
                         Species Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758 -- Gaviota reidora, Laughing Gull, mouette atricille 
                         Species Larus audouinii Payraudeau, 1826 -- Audouin's Gull 
                         Species Larus belcheri Vigors, 1829 -- Band-tailed Gull, Belcher's Gull 
                         Species Larus brevirostris  -- Red-legged Kittiwake 
                         Species Larus brunnicephalus Jerdon, 1840 -- Brown-headed Gull 
                         Species Larus bulleri Hutton, 1871 -- Black-billed Gull 
                         Species Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811 -- Yellow-legged Gull 
                         Species Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854 -- California Gull, Gaviota californiana, goéland de Californie 
                         Species Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 -- Gaviota cana, goéland cendré, Mew Gull 
                         Species Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 -- Gray-hooded Gull, Grey-hooded Gull 
                         Species Larus crassirostris Vieillot, 1818 -- Black-tailed Gull 
                         Species Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 -- Gaviota pico anillado, goéland à bec cerclé, Ring-billed Gull 
                         Species Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 -- Gaviota dominicana, Kelp Gull 
                         Species Larus eburnea  -- Ivory Gull 
                         Species Larus fuliginosus Gould, 1841 -- Lava Gull 
                         Species Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 -- Gaviota sombría, goéland brun, Lesser Black-backed Gull 
                         Species Larus genei Breme, 1839 -- Slender-billed Gull 
                         Species Larus glaucescens Naumann, 1840 -- Gaviota ala glauca, Glaucous-winged Gull 
                         Species Larus glaucoides Meyer, 1822 -- Iceland Gull 
                         Species Larus hartlaubii Bruch, 1853 -- Hartlaub's Gull 
                         Species Larus heermanni Cassin, 1852 -- Gaviota ploma, Heermann's Gull 
                         Species Larus hemprichii Bruch, 1853 -- Sooty Gull 
                         Species Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 -- Gaviota blanca, Glaucous Gull, goéland bourgmestre 
                         Species Larus ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773 -- Great Black-headed Gull 
                         Species Larus leucophthalmus Temminck, 1825 -- White-eyed Gull 
                         Species Larus livens Dwight, 1919 -- Gaviota pata amarilla, Yellow-footed Gull 
                         Species Larus maculipennis Lichtenstein, 1823 -- Brown-hooded Gull 
                         Species Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 -- goéland marin, Great Black-backed Gull 
                         Species Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820 -- Mediterranean Gull 
                         Species Larus minutus Pallas, 1776 -- Gaviota mínima, Little Gull, mouette pygmée 
                         Species Larus modestus Tschudi, 1843 -- Gray Gull, Grey Gull 
                         Species Larus novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826 -- Silver Gull 
                         Species Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 -- Gaviota occidental, Western Gull 
                         Species Larus pacificus Latham, 1802 -- Pacific Gull 
                         Species Larus philadelphia (Ord, 1815) -- Bonaparte's Gull, Gaviota de Bonaparte, mouette de Bonaparte 
                         Species Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1831 -- Franklin's Gull, Gaviota de Franklin, mouette de Franklin 
                         Species Larus relictus Lonnberg, 1931 -- Relict Gull 
                         Species Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766 -- Black-headed Gull, Common Black-headed Gull, Gaviota encapuchada, mouette rieuse 
                         Species Larus rosea  -- Ross' Gull 
                         Species Larus sabini  -- Sabine's Gull 
                         Species Larus saundersi (Swinhoe, 1871) -- Saunders's Gull 
                         Species Larus schistisagus Stejneger, 1884 -- Slaty-backed Gull 
                         Species Larus scopulinus Forster, 1844 -- Red-billed Gull 
                         Species Larus scoresbii Traill, 1823  
                         Species Larus serranus Tschudi, 1844 -- Andean Gull 
                         Species Larus thayeri Brooks, 1915 -- Gaviota de Thayer, goéland de Thayer, Thayer's Gull 
                         Species Larus tridactyla  -- Black-legged Kittiwake 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Larus   
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Larus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Larus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, website (version 1998)  
  Acquired: 1998   
  Notes: Alan P. Peterson; http://www.zoonomen.net/   
  Reference for: Larus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Larus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Larus   
       

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