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Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull
Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, 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:
847F9C66E9847F57
Avibase ID:
avibase-847F9C66
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/847F9C66
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 armenicus: lakes of Caucasus to eastern Türkiye and Iran; winters to Red Sea
- Larus mongolicus: southeastern Altai and Lake Baikal to Mongolia; winters southern Asia
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Source: Clements checklist
Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull
French:
Goéland leucophée, G. pontique ou G. d'Arménie
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [michahellis, cachinnans or armenicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus]) |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2015: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2016: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2017: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2018: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2019: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2021: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2022: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull ( Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2023: Caspian/Yellow-legged/Armenian Gull ( Larus cachinnans/michahellis/armenicus) |
| eBird version 2024: Caspian/Yellow-legged/Armenian Gull ( Larus cachinnans/michahellis/armenicus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus cachinnans) [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Larus [argentatus (sensu lato) or glaucoides]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: النورس القوقازي, نورس أصفر الساق/ قزويني/ارميني
Asturian: Gaviota
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü qağayı, Sarıayaq/Xəzər/Ermənistan qağayısı
Belarusian: Чайка-рагатуха
Bulgarian: Жълтокрака чайка, Каспийска / Жълтонога / Арменска чайка
Bengali: হলদেপা গাঙচিল
Breton: Ar gouelan gris ar C'hreisteiz
Catalan: Gavià argentat
Czech: racek bělohlavý, racek středomořský/bělohlavý/arménský
Welsh: Gwylan goesfelen
Danish: Kaspisk Måge, Middelhavs/Kaspisk/Armensk Måge
German: Mittelmeer-/Steppen-/Armenienmöwe, Steppenmöwe
Greek: Ασημόγλαρος Μεσογείου/Κασπίας/Αρμενίας, Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας
Greek (Cypriot): Κασπικός Γλάρος
English: Caspian/Yellow-legged/Armenian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Yellow-legged, Caspian or Armenian Gull, Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull
English, HBW: Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull
English (IOC): Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull
English (United States): Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull
Esperanto: Kaspia mevo
Spanish: Gaviota del Caspio, Gaviota Patiamarilla/del Caspio/Armenia
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota patiamarilla/del Caspio/armenia
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-legged/Caspian/Armenian Gull
Estonian: koldjalg-hõbekajakas
Basque: Kaio hankahori
Finnish: aroharmaalokki
French: Goéland leucophée, G. pontique ou G. d'Arménie, Goéland pontique
Frisian: Pontyske Sulvermiuw
Galician: Gaivota patiamarela
Hebrew: שחף צהוב-רגל, שחף צהוב-רגל/שחף כוזרי/שחף ארמני
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac
Hungarian: Sárgalábú sirály, Sárgalábú/Sztyeppi/Ösmény sirály
Armenian: Միջերկրածովյան/Քրքջան/Հայկական որոր, Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Klappar-/ósa-/leirumáfur, Klapparmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale
Japanese (romaji): ki-ashi se-guro kamome, kiashisegurokamome/kasupiakamome/arumeniasegurokamome
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/アルメニアセグロカモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 黄足背黒鴎
Georgian: ვერცხლისფერი თოლია
Khakas: Улуғ хайлах
Kazakh: Єгізшағала
Korean: 카스피해갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): kaseupi-hae-galmaegi
Scientific: L. cachinnans, Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, incl. mongolicus], Larus [michahellis, cachinnans or armenicus], Larus cachinnans, Larus cachinnans cachinnans, Larus cachinnans/michahellis/armenicus, Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus
Luxembourgish: Steppeméiw
Lithuanian: Geltonkojis kiras
Latvian: Kaspijas kaija, Vidusjūras/Kaspijas/Armēnijas kaija
Macedonian: Сребренаст галеб
Mongolian: Бархираа цахлай
Maltese: Gawwija Prima
Dutch: Geelpootmeeuw, Geelpootmeeuw/Pontische Meeuw/Armeense Meeuw
Norwegian: gulbeinmåke/kaspimåke/armenermåke, Kaspimåke
Polish: mewa białogłowa, mewa romańska/białogłowa/armeńska
Pinyin: huáng-jiǎo ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivota-de-patas-amarelas/gaivota-do-cáspio/gaivota-arménia, Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas/Gaivota-do-cáspio/Gaivota-da-arménia
Romansh: muetta caspica
Romanian: Pescăruş pontic
Russian: Средиземноморская чайка/Хохотунья/Армянская чайка, Хохотунья
Slovak: čajka bielohlavá, čajka žltonohá/bielohlavá/arménska
Slovenian: rumenonogi galeb, Rumenonogi/Črnomorski/Armenski galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha këmbëverdhë
Serbian: Morski galeb/sinji galeb/jermenski galeb (ne koristi kod nas), žutokljuni galeb
Swedish: Kaspisk trut, medelhavstrut/kaspisk trut/armenisk trut
Thai: นกนางนวลขาเหลือง
Turkish: Gümüş martı, gümüş/Hazar/Van Gölü martısı, Larus michahellis/cachinnans/armenicus
Tuvinian: Каттырар ак-кускун
Ukrainian: Larus michahellis/Мартин жовтоногий/Мартин вірменський, Мартин жовтоногий
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng
Chinese: 黄脚银鸥, 黄腿银鸥/黄脚银鸥/亚美尼亚鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腳銀鷗, 黄腿银鸥/黄脚银鸥/亚美尼亚鸥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 裏海銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 里海银鸥
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