Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis] (Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis])

Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis]

Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis] (= 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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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:
94F126C27A198D2F

Avibase ID:
avibase-94F126C2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/94F126C2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554270

Geographic range:

Larus cachinnans: Black Sea to Kazakhstan; winters to southern Asia and northeastern Africa
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
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis]
French:
Goéland pontique, G. leucophée ou G. d'Arménie [excl. barabensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis] ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis] ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis] ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis] ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis] ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis] ( Larus [cachinnans, michahellis or armenicus, excl. barabensis])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Larus [argentatus, cachinnans, vegae, fuscus or heuglini]

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Arabic: النورس القوقازي
Asturian: Gaviota
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü qağayı
Belarusian: Чайка-рагатуха
Bulgarian: Жълтокрака чайка
Bengali: হলদেপা গাঙচিল
Breton: Ar gouelan gris ar C'hreisteiz
Catalan: Gavià argentat
Czech: racek bělohlavý
Welsh: Gwylan goesfelen
Danish: Kaspisk Måge
German: Steppenmöwe
Greek: Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας
Greek (Cypriot): Κασπικός Γλάρος
English: Caspian, Yellow-legged or Armenian Gull [excl. barabensis]
Spanish: Gaviota del Caspio
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota del Caspio
Estonian: koldjalg-hõbekajakas
Basque: Kaio hankahori
Persian: کاکایی خزری
Finnish: aroharmaalokki
French: Goéland pontique, Goéland pontique, G. leucophée ou G. d'Arménie [excl. barabensis]
Frisian: Pontyske Sulvermiuw
Galician: Gaivota patiamarela
Hebrew: שחף צהוב-רגל
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac
Hungarian: Sárgalábú sirály
Armenian: Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Klapparmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale
Japanese (romaji): ki-ashi se-guro kamome
Japanese: キアシセグロカモメ
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, excl. barabensis], Larus cachinnans, Larus cachinnans cachinnans
Luxembourgish: Steppeméiw
Lithuanian: Geltonkojis kiras
Latvian: Kaspijas kaija
Macedonian: Сребренаст галеб
Mongolian: Бархираа цахлай
Maltese: Gawwija Prima
Dutch: Geelpootmeeuw
Norwegian: Kaspimåke
Polish: mewa białogłowa
Pinyin: huáng-jiǎo ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-do-cáspio
Romansh: muetta caspica
Romanian: Pescăruş pontic
Russian: Хохотунья
Slovak: čajka bielohlavá
Slovenian: rumenonogi galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha këmbëverdhë
Serbian: žutokljuni galeb
Swedish: Kaspisk trut
Thai: นกนางนวลขาเหลือง
Turkish: Gümüş martı
Tuvinian: Каттырар ак-кускун
Ukrainian: Мартин жовтоногий
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng
Chinese: 黄脚银鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腳銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 裏海銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 里海银鸥