Belcher's gull, also known as the band-tailed gull, is a bird in the family Laridae found along the Pacific coast of South America. It formerly included the very similar Olrog's gull as a subspecies, but that bird occurs on the Atlantic coast of South America and is now accepted as Larus atlanticus. Belcher's gull is a medium-sized gull with a blackish mantle, white head and underparts, a black band on the otherwise white tail, and a yellow bill with a red and black tip. Non-breeding adults have a brownish-black head and a white eye-ring. The name of this bird commemorates the British explorer Sir Edward Belcher who performed survey work on the Pacific coast of South America. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Vigors, NA 1829
Reference:
Zool. J. London
4 p.358
Protonym:
Larus Belcheri
Avibase ID:
2864A5B05DE1A330
Avibase ID:
avibase-2864A5B0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2864A5B0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176843
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Goéland siméon ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Goéland siméon ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Larus belcheri belcheri [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Band-tailed Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Belcher's Gull ( Leucophaeus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Belcher's Gull ( Larus belcheri) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus belcheri [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus belcheri [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Larus [belcheri or atlanticus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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