Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] (Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])

Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri]

Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] (= Larus argentatus) Pontoppidan, E 1763

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Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Larus
Scientific:
  Larus argentatus

Original description

Citation:
Pontoppidan, E 1763

Reference:
Danske Atlas 1 p.622

Protonym:
Larus Argentatus

Type locality:
No type locality' = Christiansoe, ex Brunnich, Orn. Boreal., 1764, p. 44.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
22C964B5A749938A

Avibase ID:
avibase-22C964B5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/22C964B5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176824

Geographic range:

Larus glaucoides thayeri: Hudson Bay to western Greenland; winters British Columbia to Baja California
Larus argentatus argentatus: Scandinavia to Kola Peninsula; winters northern and western Europe
Larus argentatus argenteus: northwestern Europe; winters to northern Iberia
Larus smithsonianus: northern North America (Alaska to Atlantic coast); winters to Central America
Larus cachinnans: Black Sea to Kazakhstan; winters to southern Asia and northeastern Africa
Larus barabensis: steppes of central Asia; winters mainly in southwestern Asia eastward to India
Larus michahellis: Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean region from Belgium to Poland and Turkey; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia
Larus michahellis michahellis: Atlantic Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean from Belgium to Poland and Turkey; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia
Larus michahellis atlantis: Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands (Macaronesia); winters to Senegal
Larus heuglini: northwestern Russia; winters to Middle East, South Africa and southeastern Asia
Larus vegae: northeastern Siberia; winters southward to China
Larus mongolicus: southeastern Altai and Lake Baikal to Mongolia; winters southern Asia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri]
French:
Goéland argenté [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Herring Gull (incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri) ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Herring Gull (incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri) ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Herring Gull (incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri) ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri] ( Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri])
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Larus argentatus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus argentatus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus argentatus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Larus [argentatus (sensu lato) or glaucoides]

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Afrikaans: Haringmeeu
Arabic: النورس اصفر الأرجل
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü qağayı
Belarusian: Чайка-клыгун
Bulgarian: Сребриста чайка
Breton: Ar gouelan gris
Catalan: Gavià argentat de pota rosa
Catalan (Balears): Gavina atlàntica
Czech: racek stříbřitý
Welsh: Gwylan y penwaig
Danish: Sølvmåge
German: Silbermöwe
Greek: Ασημόγλαρος του Βορά
Greek (Cypriot): Ασημόγλαρος
English: Herring Gull, Herring Gull (incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri), Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri], Herring Gull [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri]
Esperanto: arĝentmevo
Spanish: Gaviota argéntea europea
Spanish (Chile): Gaviota argentea
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviota argentea
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Cuba): Gallego
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gaviota Arenquera
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Honduras): Gaviota grande
Spanish (Mexico): Gaviota plateada
Spanish (Panama): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Peru): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Venezuela): Gaviota Argéntea
Estonian: Hõbekajakas
Basque: Kaio hauskara
Finnish: harmaalokki
Faroese: Mási
French: Goéland argenté, Goéland argenté [incl. cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri], Goéland argenté [incl. cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri]
Irish: Faoileán Scadán
Gaelic: Faoileag an Sgadain
Galician: Gaivota arxéntea
Manx: Foillan
Haitian Creole French: Mòv gri
Hebrew: שחף כספי
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac
Hungarian: Ezüstsirály
Armenian: Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Silfurmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale nordico
Japanese (romaji): se-guro kamome
Japanese: セグロカモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 背黒鴎
Georgian: ვერცხლისფერი თოლია
Kazakh: Қүмістүсті шағала
Korean: 재갈매기
Cornish: Gwylan hern
Scientific: Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michaellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri], Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus, thayeri], Larus argentatus, Larus argentatus argentatus
Luxembourgish: Sëlwerméiw
Lithuanian: Sidabrinis kiras
Latvian: Sudrabkaija
Macedonian: Сребренест галеб
Malay: Burung Camar Melaka
Maltese: Gawwija Prima
Dutch: Zilvermeeuw
Norwegian: Gråmåke
Polish: mewa srebrzysta
Pinyin: hēi-jǐ ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-argêntea
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-prateada
Romansh: Muetta d'argient
Romanian: Pescăruş argintiu
Russian: Серебристая чайка
Northern Sami: Skávli
Slovak: čajka striebristá
Slovenian: srebrni galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha e argjendte
Serbian: srebrnasti galeb
Swedish: Gråtrut
Thai: นกนางนวลแฮร์ริ่ง
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan haee-rîŋ
Turkish: Kuzey Gümüş Martı
Ukrainian: Мартин сріблястий
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng
Chinese: 银鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黑脊鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 黑脊鸥