The grey gull, also known as garuma gull is a medium-sized gull native to South America. Unusual among gulls, it breeds inland in the extremely dry Atacama Desert in northern Chile, although it is present as a non-breeding bird along much of the Pacific coast of South America. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Tschudi, JJ 1843)
Reference:
Arch. Naturgesch.
9 p.389
Protonym:
Larus modestus
Type locality:
Shores of the Pacific Ocean = Lurin, south of Lima, Peru.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703420
Avibase ID:
804CCA3A1ECAF682
Avibase ID:
avibase-804CCA3A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/804CCA3A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824081
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Goéland gris ( Larus modestus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Goéland gris ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 1st edition: Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements, version 2021: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2022: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2023: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2024: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 4th edition: Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition: Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2015: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2016: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2017: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2018: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Clements, version 2019: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 1.50: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 1.52: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 1.53: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 1.54: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 1.55: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2015: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2016: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2017: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2018: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2019: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2021: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2022: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2023: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
eBird version 2024: Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Grey Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Larus modestus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus modestus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus modestus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey Gull ( Larus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Gray Gull ( Larus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Gray Gull ( Leucophaeus modestus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus modestus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucophaeus modestus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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