Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

Your sightings

Related taxa

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Other related concepts

• Larus [smithsonianus x marinus] (hybrid)
• Larus [smithsonianus x hyperboreus] (hybrid)
• Larus [smithsonianus x fuscus] (hybrid)
• Larus [smithsonianus x californicus] (hybrid)
• Larus [smithsonianus x glaucescens] (hybrid)
• Larus [smithsonianus x glaucoides] (hybrid)
• Larus [smithsonianus or vegae] (taxon group)
• Larus [smithsonianus or argentatus] (taxon group)
• Larus [smithsonianus or glaucescens] (taxon group)
• Larus [smithsonianus or glaucoides] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Amerikaanse grysmeeu, Haringmeeu (Amerikaanse)
Arabic: نورس فضي (smithsonianus)
Asturian: Gaviota arxéntea (smithsonianus)
Azerbaijani: Amerika gümüşü qağayısı, Siyənək qağayısı (smithsonianus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Сребриста чайка (ssp. smithsonianus)
Catalan: Gavià argentat americà, Gavià argentat europeu (smithsonianus)
Czech: Racek americký, racek stříbřitý (ssp. smithsonianus)
Welsh: Gwylan penwaig America
Danish: Amerikansk Sølvmåge
German: Amerikanische Silbermöwe, Kanadamöwe, Silbermöwe (Kanadamöwe)
Greek: Αμερικαvικός ασημόγλαρoς, Αμερικανικός Ασημόγλαρος, Ασημόγλαρος του Βορρά (smithsonianus)
English: American Herring Gull, Herring Gull (American)
English, HBW: Arctic Herring Gull (smithsonianus)
English (IOC): American Herring Gull
English (United States): Herring Gull (American)
Esperanto: Amerika arĝentmevo
Spanish: Gallego, Gaviota Argéntea (americana), Gaviota Argéntea Americana, Gaviota del Norte, gaviota plateada, Gaviota Plateada (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Chile): Gaviota argéntea (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gaviota Argéntea (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Cuba): Gallego, Gallego (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gaviota del Norte
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviota Argéntea (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota argéntea (americana), Gaviota Argéntea Americana
Spanish (HBW): Herring Gull (American)
Spanish (Mexico): gaviota plateada, Gaviota Plateada (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Panama): Gaviota Argéntea (smithsonianus)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviota Argéntea (smithsonianus)
Estonian: ameerika hõbekajakas
Basque: Gavià argentat americà, Kaio hauskara (smithsonianus)
Finnish: amerikanharmaalokki
French: Goéland argenté (Amérique), Goéland argenté (smithsonianus), Goéland argenté américain, Goéland d'Amérique, Goéland hudsonien
Frisian: Amerikaanske sulvermiuw
Irish: Faoileán scadán Meiriceánach
Galician: Gaivota arxéntea americana, Gaivota arxéntea europea (smithsonianus), Gavià argentat americà
Hebrew: שחף צפוני (אמריקני)
Croatian: američki srebrnasti galeb
Hungarian: amerikai ezüstsirály
Icelandic: Amerískur silfurmáfur, Silfurmáfur (smithsonianus), Strandmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano americano, Gabbiano reale americano
Japanese (romaji): se-guro kamome, segurokamome (smithsonianus)
Japanese: アメリカセグロカモメ, アメリカセグロカモメ (smithsonianus), セグロカモメ, セグロカモメ (smithsonianus), セグロカモメ（亜種 アメリカセグロカモメ）
Japanese (Kanji): 背黒鴎
Greenlandic: Qiioqi
Korean: 옅은재갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): yeoteun-jae-galmaegi
Scientific: Larus argentatus, Larus argentatus smithsonianus, Larus smithsonianus, Larus smithsonianus smithsonianus
Lithuanian: Amerikinis sidabrinis kiras, Sidabrinis kiras (smithsonianus)
Latvian: Amerikas sudrabkaija
Mongolian: Мөнгөлөг цахлай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠮᠦᠩᠭᠦᠯᠢᠭ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠮᠦᠩᠭᠦᠨ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Мөнгөн цахлай
Mongolian (Transliteration): möŋg lög tsakhlai, möŋgöŋ tsakhlai
Montagnais (Innu-aimun): tshiashku
Dutch: Amerikaanse Zilvermeeuw, Zilvermeeuw (Amerikaans)
Norwegian: Amerikagråmåke, gråmåke (smithsonianus) (amerikagråmåke)
Polish: mewa popielata, mewa popielata (L. a. smithsonianus)
Pinyin: dà hǎi-ōu, dà kāng-mǎn, dà shuǐ gēzi, diāo yú láng, diāo zuǐ láng, hēi-jǐ ōu, hóng-jiǎo fēi ōu, yín-ōu, yú-yīngzi, zhī-nǚ ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-prateada-americana
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivota-prateada (smithsonianus), Gaivota-prateada-americana
Rhaeto-Romance: Muetta d’argient americana
Romanian: Pescăruş argintiu american
Russian: Американская серебристая чайка, Американская чайка, Серебристая чайка (Американская)
Northern Sami: Amerihkáskávli
Slovak: čajka západná, čajka západná (skup.)
Slovenian: Ameriški srebrni galeb, Srebrni galeb (smithsonianus)
Serbian: Američki srebrnasti galeb, Srebrnasti galeb (smithsonianus)
Swedish: gråtrut (kanadatrut), kanadatrut
Thai: นกนางนวลเฮอริง, นกนางนวลแฮร์ริ่ง, นกนางนวลแฮร์ริง (อเมริกา), นกนางนวลพันธุ์มองโกเลีย
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan haee-rîŋ, nók naaŋ-nuan heuu-riŋ, nók naaŋ-nuan pʰan moaaŋ-koo-lia
Turkish: Amerika ringa martısı, Kuzey Gümüş Martısı (smithsonianus)
Ukrainian: Мартин (сріблястий) американський, мартин американський
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể Vega
Chinese: 叼嘴郎, 叼鱼郎, 大康满, 大水鸽子, 大海鸥, 红脚鲱鸥, 织女鸥, 美國銀鷗, 美洲银鸥, 银鸥, 鱼鹰子, 黑脊鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 叼嘴郎, 叼魚郎, 大康滿, 大水鴿子, 大海鷗, 紅腳鯡鷗, 織女鷗, 美洲銀鷗, 美洲银鸥, 銀鷗, 魚鷹子, 黑脊鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 银鸥, 黑脊鸥