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Silver Gull (Red-billed)
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus (Forster, JR 1844)
The red-billed gull, also known as tarāpunga and once also known as the mackerel gull, is a native of New Zealand, being found throughout the country and on outlying islands including the Chatham Islands and subantarctic islands. It was formerly considered a separate species but is now usually treated as a subspecies of the silver gull. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Chroicocephalus
Scientific:
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Chroicocephalus
Scientific:
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
Original description
Citation:
(Forster, JR 1844)
Reference:
Descr. Anim. Itin. Maris Aust. Terras
Protonym:
Larus scopulinus
Type locality:
Dusky Sound, South Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/129805#page/128/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A66A66350A2687A9
Avibase ID:
avibase-A66A6635
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A66A6635
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824043
Geographic range:
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus: coastal eastern New Zealand southward from North to Stewart Island, and inland in central North Island, also Chatham, Snares, Auckland, Campbell, and Bounty islands
Source: Clements checklist
Silver Gull (scopulinus)
Afrikaans:
Silwermeeu (Rooibek-)
Azerbaijani:
Avstraliya qağayısı (scopulinus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Австралийска чайка (ssp. scopulinus)
Catalan:
gavina australiana (scopulinus)
Czech:
racek australský (ssp. scopulinus)
Danish:
Perlegrå Måge, Rødnæbbet (ssp. scopulinus)
German:
Silberkopfmöwe (scopulinus)
Spanish:
Gaviota Plateada (Neozelandesa)
Spanish (Spain):
Gaviota plateada (neozelandesa)
Estonian:
tarapunga-kajakas
Finnish:
hopealokki (scopulinus)
French:
Mouette argentée (scopulinus)
Croatian:
australski galeb (crvenokljuni)
Indonesian:
Camar perak (scopulinus)
Icelandic:
Skerjamáfur (scopulinus)
Japanese:
ギンカモメ（scopulinus）
Dutch:
Roodsnavelmeeuw
Norwegian:
australmåke (scopulinus) (nyzealandmåke)
Polish:
mewa czerwonodzioba (scopulinus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaivota-australiana (scopulinus)
Russian:
Австралийская чайка (scopulinus)
Slovak:
čajka červenozobá (skup.)
Slovenian:
Avstralski galeb (scopulinus)
Serbian:
Crvenokljuni galeb (novozelandski)
Swedish:
silvermås (scopulinus)
Turkish:
Avustralya martısı (scopulinus)
Ukrainian:
Мартин австралійський (підвид scopulinus)
Chinese:
澳洲红嘴鸥（新西兰）
Chinese (Traditional):
紐澳紅嘴鷗(scopulinus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Silver Gull (scopulinus) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Silver Gull (scopulinus) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mouette scopuline ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Silver Gull (Red-billed) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Silver Gull (Red-billed) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Silver Gull (Red-billed) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Silver Gull (Red-billed) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Silver Gull (Red-billed) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Silver Gull (Red-billed) ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus novae-hollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus novae-hollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-billed Gull ( Larus scopulinus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chroicocephalus scopulinus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Silwermeeu (Rooibek-)
Azerbaijani: Avstraliya qağayısı (scopulinus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Австралийска чайка (ssp. scopulinus)
Catalan: gavina australiana (scopulinus), Gavina de Forster
Czech: racek australský (ssp. scopulinus), racek novozélandský
Danish: Kiwimåge, Perlegrå Måge, Rødnæbbet (ssp. scopulinus)
German: Rotschnabelmöwe, Silberkopfmöwe (scopulinus)
English: Red billed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Silver Gull (Red-billed), Silver Gull (scopulinus)
English (Avilist): Silver Gull (Red-billed)
English, HBW: Silver Gull (New Zealand)
English (IOC): Silver Gull (Red-billed)
English (United States): Silver Gull (Red-billed)
Esperanto: ruĝbeka laro, ruĝbeka mevo, Tarapungo
Spanish: Gaviota de Pico Rojo, Gaviota Plateada (Neozelandesa), Gaviota Plateada Neoxelandesa, Gaviota Plateada Neozelandesa
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota plateada (neozelandesa), Gaviota plateada neozelandesa
Spanish (HBW): Red-billed Gull
Estonian: tarapunga-kajakas
Finnish: hopealokki (scopulinus)
French: Mouette à bec rouge, Mouette argentée (scopulinus), Mouette scopuline
French (Guyane): Mouette argentée (scopulinus)
Croatian: australski galeb (crvenokljuni)
Hungarian: vöröscsőrű sirály
Indonesian: Camar perak (scopulinus)
Icelandic: Skerjamáfur (scopulinus)
Italian: Gabbiano beccorosso
Japanese (romaji): ginkamome, nyu-ji-randokamome
Japanese: アカハシギンカモメ, ギンカモメ, ギンカモメ（scopulinus）, ニュージーランドカモメ
Kirghiz: кызыл бут чардак
Scientific: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus, Chroicocephalus scopulinus, Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, Larus novae-hollandiae scopulinus, Larus scopulinus
Maori: tarapunga
Dutch: Roodsnavelmeeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nyzealandmåse
Norwegian: australmåke (scopulinus) (nyzealandmåke), Nyzealandmåke
Polish: mewa czerwonodzioba (scopulinus), mewa nowozelandzka
Portuguese: Gaivota-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivota-australiana (scopulinus)
Russian: Австралийская чайка (scopulinus), Красноногая чайка
Slovak: čajka červenozobá, čajka červenozobá (skup.)
Slovenian: Avstralski galeb (scopulinus)
Serbian: Crvenokljuni galeb, Crvenokljuni galeb (novozelandski)
Swedish: rödnäbbad mås, silvermås (scopulinus)
Turkish: Avustralya martısı (scopulinus)
Ukrainian: Мартин австралійський (підвид scopulinus), Мартин новозеландський
Chinese: 新西兰红嘴鸥, 澳洲红嘴鸥（新西兰）
Chinese (Hong Kong): Silver Gull (Red-billed)
Chinese (Traditional): 紐澳紅嘴鷗(scopulinus)
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