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Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull

Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus] (= Larus cachinnans) Pallas, PS 1811

The Caspian gull is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means 'laughing', from cachinnare 'to laugh'. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Larus
Scientific:
  Larus cachinnans


Original description

Citation:
  Pallas, PS 1811

Reference:
   Zoographia Rosso-Asiat. 2 p.318

Protonym:
  Larus cachinnans

Type locality:
  Caspian Sea.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92517#page/334/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5ABE6EA67840A680

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5ABE6EA6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5ABE6EA6


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554270

Geographic range:

  • 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 mongolicus: southeastern Altai and Lake Baikal to Mongolia; winters southern Asia
English:
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull
French:
Goéland pontique ou G. des steppes (incl. mongolicus)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Goéland pontique ( Larus cachinnans)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
eBird version 1.50:
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
eBird version 1.52:
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
eBird version 1.53:
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
eBird version 1.54:
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]
eBird version 1.55:
Caspian Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]

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Arabic: النورس القوقازي
Asturian: Gaviota
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü qağayı
Belarusian: Чайка-рагатуха
Bulgarian: Жълтокрака чайка
Bengali: হলদেপা গাঙচিল
Breton: Ar gouelan gris ar C'hreisteiz
Catalan: Gavià caspi
Czech: racek bělohlavý
Welsh: Gwylan goesfelen
Danish: Kaspisk Måge
German: Steppenmowe
Greek: Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας
Greek (Cypriot): Κασπικός Γλάρος
English: Caspian Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Esperanto: Kaspia mevo
Spanish: Gaviota del Caspio
Estonian: koldjalg-hõbekajakas
Basque: Kaio hankahori
Finnish: aroharmaalokki
French: Goéland pontique, Goéland pontique ou G. des steppes (incl. mongolicus)
Frisian: Pontyske Sulvermiuw
Galician: Gaivota patiamarela
Hebrew: שחף צהוב-רגל
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac
Hungarian: Sárgalábú sirály
Armenian: Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Klapparmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale pontico
Japanese (romaji): ki-ashi se-guro kamome
Japanese: キアシセグロカモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 黄足背黒鴎
Georgian: ვერცხლისფერი თოლია, კასპიური თოლია
Khakas: Улуғ хайлах
Kazakh: Єгізшағала
Korean: 카스피해갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): kaseupi-hae-galmaegi
Scientific: L. cachinnans, Larus [cachinnans, barabensis or mongolicus], Larus cachinnans, Larus cachinnans cachinnans
Luxembourgish: Steppeméiw
Lithuanian: Kaspijinis kiras
Latvian: Kaspijas kaija
Macedonian: Сребренаст галеб
Mongolian: Бархираа цахлай
Maltese: Gawwija Prima
Dutch: Geelpootmeeuw
Norwegian: Kaspimåke
Polish: mewa bialoglowa, mewa białogłowa
Pinyin: huáng-jiǎo ōu, huáng-jiǎo yín-ōu, huáng-tuǐ ōu, huáng-tuǐ yín ōu, lǐ-hǎi yín-ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas
Romansh: muetta caspica
Romanian: Pescăruş pontic
Russian: Хохотунья, Чайка-хохотунья
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kahapa Galuviya
Slovak: čajka bielohlavá
Slovenian: rumenonogi galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha këmbëverdhë
Serbian: žutokljuni galeb
Swedish: Kaspisk trut
Thai: นกนางนวลขาเหลือง
Turkish: Gümüş martı
Tuvinian: Каттырар ак-кускун
Ukrainian: Мартин жовтоногий
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng, Mòng biển Caspi
Chinese: 黄脚银鸥, 黄脚鸥, 黄腿银鸥, 黄腿鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腳銀鷗, 黃腳鷗, 黃腿銀鷗, 黃腿鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 裏海銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 里海银鸥, 黄脚银鸥

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