Saunders's gull or the Chinese black-headed gull, is a species of gull in the family Laridae. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Macau, Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are estuarine waters and intertidal marshes. As with many other gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus, but based on phylogenetic work some have moved it to Chroicocephalus, while others argue it is sufficiently distinct for placement in the monotypic Saundersilarus. It is threatened by habitat loss. One of its few remaining strongholds are the Yancheng Coastal Wetlands, which hosts about 20% of the world's population. The Saunders's gull is named after the British ornithologist Howard Saunders. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Swinhoe, R 1871
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 2 p. 273 pl.22
Protonym:
Chroicocephalus saundersi
Type locality:
Amoy, China.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554105
Avibase ID:
88BBD516DF16430B
Avibase ID:
avibase-88BBD516
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/88BBD516
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824042
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mouette de Saunders ( Larus saundersi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mouette de Saunders ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 1st edition: Saunder's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2021: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2022: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2023: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2024: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 3rd edition: Saunder's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 4th edition: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition: Saunders' Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Saunders' Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2015: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2016: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2017: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2018: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Clements, version 2019: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 1.50: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 1.52: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 1.53: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 1.54: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 1.55: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2015: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2016: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2017: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2018: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2019: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2021: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2022: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2023: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
eBird version 2024: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Saunders' Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Saunders's Gull ( Chroicocephalus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Saunders's Gull ( Saundersilarus saundersi) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Saunders' Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Oriental Bird Club: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Larus saundersi |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus saundersi |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus saundersi |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Saunders's Gull ( Larus saundersi) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus saundersi |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chroicocephalus saundersi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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