Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Larus [fuscus or heuglini] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 

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Other related concepts

• Larus [fuscus x hyperboreus] (hybrid)
• Larus [fuscus x glaucoides] (hybrid)
• Larus [argentatus x fuscus] (hybrid)
• Larus [argentatus or fuscus] (taxon group)
• Larus [michahellis x fuscus] (hybrid)
• Larus fuscus x Chroicocephalus ridibundus (hybrid)
• Larus [canus x fuscus] (hybrid)
• Larus [cachinnans x fuscus] (hybrid)
• Larus [fuscus x delawarensis] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kleinswartrugmeeu
Arabic: النورس أسود الظهر الصغير
Asturian: Gavilueta Escura, Gaviota Someada
Azerbaijani: Beligara qağayısı, beliqara qağayı, kiçik beliqara qağayı, kiçik qarabel qağayı
Bashkir: ҡарағанат аҡсарлаҡ , көмеш аҡсарлаҡ
Belarusian: Чайка-чарнакрылка
Bulgarian: Малка черногърба чайка
Bengali: কারাচ঩ঠ গাঙচচর
Bengali (transliteration): kālāpiṭha gāṅacila*
Breton: Ar gouelan kein du, Gwelenn kein-du
Catalan: Gavià fosc, Gavina fosca
Catalan (Balears): Gavina fosca
Montenegrin: mrki galeb, мрки галеб
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): мрки галеб
Czech: Racek žlutonohý
Chuvash: тĕксĕм чарлăк
Welsh: Gwylan gefnddu, Gwylan gefnddu leiaf
Danish: Baltisk Sildemåge, Sildemåge
German: Heringsmöve, Heringsmöwe
Greek: Μελανόγλαρος
English: Baltic Gull, Black-backed Gull, Lesser Blackbacked Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Siberian Gull
English (Kenya): Lesser Black-backed Gull
Esperanto: flavkrura mevo, Malhela mevo
Spanish: Gaviota Dorsinegra Menor, Gaviota Dorsinegro, Gaviota Siberiana, Gaviota sombria, Gaviota Sombría, gaviota sombría menor
Spanish (Argentine): Gaviota sombría
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviota Sombría
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gaviota Dorsinegro
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gaviota Sombria
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Sombría
Spanish (Mexico): Gaviota Dorsinegra Menor, gaviota sombría, gaviota sombría menor
Spanish (Panama): Gaviota Dorsinegra Menor
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gaviota Sombría
Spanish (Venezuela): Gaviota Dorsinegra Menor
Estonian: Tommukajakas, Tõmmukajakas
Basque: Gavià fosc, Kaio iluna
Persian: کاکایی پشت‌سیاه کوچک
Finnish: Selkälokki
Faroese: Bidna, Likka
French: Goéland brun, Goéland de Scandinavie, Goéland de Sibérie
Irish: Droimneach Beag
Gaelic: Faoileag Bheag, Farspach Bheag
Galician: Gaivota escura, Gavià fosc
Manx: Foillan Saggyrt
Haitian Creole French: Ti Mòv do nwa
Hebrew: שחף שחור
Croatian: Mali tamnoleđi galeb
Hungarian: Heringsirály, Világoshátú heringsirály
Armenian: [Pokr Tzovavoror ], Փոքր Ծովաորոր
Icelandic: Sílamáfur
Italian: Zafferano
Japanese (romaji): nishi se-guro kamome, nishisegurokamome, Nishi-seguro-kamome
Japanese: ニシセグロカモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 西背黒鴎
Georgian: კლუშა-თოლია, შავზურგა თოლია, შავფრთიანი თოლია
Kazakh: Бозшағала, көк шағала
Korean: 줄무늬노랑발갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): jul-munui-norang-bal-galmaegi
North Karelian: šelkälokka
Cornish: Gwylan keyn du lyha
Kirghiz: деңиз кидик чардагы, кидик деңиз чардагы
Scientific: Larus cinereus, Larus flavipes, Larus fuscus, Larus fuscus fuscus
Luxembourgish: Kleng Mantelméiw
Lithuanian: Silkinis kiras
Latvian: Reņģu kaija
Macedonian: Морски (Мал црногрб) галеб
Mongolian: Бархираа цахлай, Үхэр цахлай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠦᠬᠡᠷ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠪᠠᠷᠬᠢᠷᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Transliteration): barkh'raa tsakhlai, ükher tsakhlai
Moldavian: Pescăruș negricios
Malay: Burung Camar Cina
Maltese: Gawwija Dahrha Iswed
Nepali: कृष्णपंख गंगाचील
Dutch: Baltische Mantelmeeuw, Kleine Mantelmeeuw
Norwegian: Sildemåke, Sildemåke (graellsii/heuglini)
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): järvikajoi
Polish: Mewa brytyjska, Mewa pospolita, mewa zóltonoga, mewa żółtonoga
Pinyin: huī-lín ōu, xiǎo hēi-bèi yín-ōu
Portuguese: gaivota de asa escura, gaivota-da-asa-escura, Gaivota-d'asa-escura, Gaivota-de-asa-escura, Gaivota-de-asas-escuras
Portuguese (Brazil): gaivota-da-asa-escura
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-d'asa-escura
Romansh: Muetta fustga
Romanian: Pescăruş negricios
Russian: Klusha, Клуша, Клуша западная
Northern Sami: Salletgáiru
Slovak: Čajka tmavá
Slovenian: rjavi galeb, rumenonogi galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha mesatare shpinëzezë
Serbian: mrki galeb, Мрки галеб
Swedish: Silltrut
Swahili: Shakwe Mgongo-mweusi
Thai: นกนางนวลหลังดำเล็ก, นกนางนวลหลังดำพันธุ์รัสเชีย
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan lăŋ-dam lék
Turkmen: garamtylarka çarlak
Turkish: Kara Sırtlı Martı, kara syrtly marty, Karasırtlı Martı, Kara-sırtlı Martı, Küçük Siyah Martı
Tatar: көмеш акчарлак
Ukrainian: Клуша, Мартин чорнокрилий , Чорнокрилий мартин
Uzbek: клуша
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng, Chim Mòng biển lưng đen nhỏ
Kalmyk: цандһа
Chinese: 小黑背银鸥, 小黑背鸥, 灰林鸥, 烏灰銀鷗
Chinese (Traditional): 小黑背銀鷗, 灰林鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 小黑背鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 小黑背鸥