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Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull
Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. 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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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus
Scientific:
Larus cachinnans
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:
82D3FB4EEDB860F4
Avibase ID:
avibase-82D3FB4E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/82D3FB4E
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 michahellis: Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean region from Belgium to Poland and Turkey; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia
- Larus michahellis michahellis: Atlantic Portugal, Spain, and Morocco; coastal and inland Mediterranean from Belgium to Poland and Turkey; winters to eastern British Isles and southern Scandinavia
- Larus michahellis atlantis: Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands (Macaronesia); winters to Senegal
- Larus mongolicus: southeastern Altai and Lake Baikal to Mongolia; winters southern Asia
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Source: Clements checklist
Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull
French:
Goéland pontique, G. des steppes ou G. leucophée (incl. mongolicus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Pallas's Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans or michahellis, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Goéland leucophée ( Larus cachinnans) [version 2] |
| Clements 1st edition: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) |
| Clements 4th edition: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2015: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2016: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2017: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2018: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2019: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2021: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2022: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans) |
| eBird version 2023: Caspian/Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans/michahellis) |
| eBird version 2024: Caspian/Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans/michahellis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus cachinnans [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, michahellis, heuglini, vegae, mongolicus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: النورس القوقازي
Asturian: Gaviota
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü qağayı, Sarıayaq/Xəzər qağayısı
Belarusian: Чайка-рагатуха
Bulgarian: Жълтокрака чайка, Жълтонога / Каспийска чайка, Средиземноморска/Каспийска жълтонога чайка
Bengali: হলদেপা গাঙচিল
Breton: Ar gouelan gris ar C'hreisteiz
Catalan: Gavià argentat, Gavià caspi
Czech: Racek belohlavý, racek středomořský/bělohlavý
Welsh: Gwylan goesfelen
Danish: Kaspisk Måge, Middelhavsmåge/Kaspisk Måge
German: Mittelmeer-/Steppenmöwe, Weisskopfmöwe
Greek: Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας, Ασημόγλαρος της Μεσογείου/Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας, Ασημόγλαρος της Μεσογείου/Κασπίας
Greek (Cypriot): Κασπικός Γλάρος
English: Caspian Gull, Caspian/Yellow-legged Gull, Pallas's Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian, Baraba or Mongolian Gull, Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull
English, HBW: Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull
English (IOC): Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull
English (United States): Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull
Esperanto: Kaspia mevo
Spanish: Gaviota de Patas Amarillas, Gaviota Patiamarilla, Gaviota Patiamarilla/del Caspio
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Patiamarilla/del Caspio
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-legged/Caspian Gull
Estonian: koldjalg-hõbekajakas
Basque: Kaio hankahori, Kaio hankahoria/kaspiarra
Finnish: aroharmaalokki, etelänharmaalokki/aroharmaalokki
French: Goéland leucophée, Goéland leucophée ou G. pontique, Goéland pontique, Goéland pontique, G. des steppes ou G. leucophée (incl. mongolicus)
Frisian: Pontyske Sulvermiuw
Galician: Gaivota patiamarela
Hebrew: שחף צהוב-רגל, שחף צהוב-רגל/כוזרי
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac, Galeb klaukavac ili pontski
Hungarian: Sárgalábú sirály, Sárgalábú/Sztyeppi sirály
Armenian: Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Klappar-/ósamáfur, Klapparmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale, Gabbiano reale/reale pontico
Japanese (romaji): ki-ashi se-guro kamome, Kiashi-seguro-kamome, kiashisegurokamome/kasupiakamome
Japanese: キアシセグロカモメ , キアシセグロカモメ/カスピアカモメ, キアシセグロカモメ／カスピセグロカモメ
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 or michahellis, incl. mongolicus], Larus cachinnans, Larus cachinnans cachinnans, Larus cachinnans/michahellis, Larus michahellis/cachinnans
Luxembourgish: Steppeméiw
Lithuanian: Kaspijinis kiras
Latvian: Kaspijas kaija, Vidusjūras/Kaspijas kaija
Macedonian: Сребренаст галеб
Mongolian: Бархираа цахлай
Maltese: Gawwija Prima
Dutch: Geelpootmeeuw/Pontische Meeuw, Pontische Meeuw
Norwegian: gulbeinmåke/kaspimåke, Kaspimåke
Polish: mewa bialoglowa, mewa białogłowa, mewa romańska/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
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas/Gaivota-do-cáspio
Romansh: muetta caspica
Romanian: Pescăruș cu picioare galbene / caspic, Pescăruş pontic
Russian: Средиземноморская чайка/Хохотунья, Хохотунья, Чайка-хохотунья
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kahapa Galuviya
Slovak: cajka bielohlavá, čajka žltonohá/bielohlavá
Slovenian: rumenonogi galeb, Rumenonogi/Črnomorski galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha këmbëverdhë
Serbian: Morski galeb/sinji galeb, Morski/sinji galeb, žutokljuni galeb
Swedish: Kaspisk trut, medelhavstrut/kaspisk trut
Thai: นกนางนวลขาเหลือง
Turkish: Gümüş martı, Gümüş martı/Hazar martısı, gümüş/Hazar martısı
Tuvinian: Каттырар ак-кускун
Ukrainian: Larus michahellis/Мартин жовтоногий, Мартин жовтоногий
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng, Mòng biển Caspi
Chinese: 黄脚银鸥, 黄脚鸥, 黄腿银鸥, 黄腿银鸥/黄脚银鸥, 黄腿鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腳/裏海銀鷗, 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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