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Silver or Red-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus] (= Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) (Stephens, JF 1826)

The silver gull is the most common gull of Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. It is smaller than the Pacific gull, which also lives in Australia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Chroicocephalus
Scientific:
  Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae


Original description

Citation:
  (Stephens, JF 1826)

Reference:
   General Zool. [Shaw] 13 pt1 p.196

Protonym:
  Larus Novae Hollandiae

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113482#page/256/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AD086862F10F6839

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AD086862

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AD086862


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824039

Geographic range:

  • Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae [novaehollandiae or gunni]: S Australia and Tasmania
  • Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae forsteri: N Australia, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands
  • Chroicocephalus scopulinus: New Zealand, Chatham, Auckland and adjacent islands
English:
Silver or Red-billed Gull
French:
Mouette argentée ou M. scopuline


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Silver or Red-billed Gull ( Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mouette argentée ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Silver Gull ( Larus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Larus novaehollandiae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or hartlaubii]

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Afrikaans: Hartlaubse Meeu
Bulgarian: Австралийска чайка
Catalan: Gavina australiana
Czech: racek australský, Racek cervenozobý
Danish: Perlegrå Måge
German: Silberkopfmöwe
English: Silver Gull, Silver or Red-billed Gull
English, HBW: Silver Gull
English (IOC): Silver Gull
English (United States): Silver Gull
Esperanto: Blanka mevo
Spanish: Gaviota Plateada, Gaviota Plateada Australiana
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota plateada
Estonian: punanokk-kajakas
Finnish: Hopealokki
French: Mouette argentée, Mouette argentée ou M. scopuline
Croatian: australski galeb
Hungarian: ausztrál sirály
Indonesian: Camar kepala-hitam, Camar Perak
Icelandic: Skerjamáfur
Italian: Gabbiano argentato, Gabbiano australiano
Japanese (romaji): ginkamome
Japanese: ギンカモメ
Scientific: Chroicocephalus [novaehollandiae or scopulinus], Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae, Larus novaehollandiae, Larus novae-hollandiae
Lithuanian: Australinis kiras
Maori: tarapunga
Dutch: Witkopmeeuw
Norwegian: Australmåke
Polish: mewa czerwonodzioba
Portuguese: gaivota-prateada-australiana
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivota-australiana
Russian: Австралийская чайка
Slovak: Čajka striebohlavá, čajka striebrohlavá
Serbian: Crvenokljuni galeb
Swedish: Silvermås
Turkish: Avustralya martısı
Ukrainian: Мартин австралійський
Chinese: 澳洲红嘴鸥, 澳洲银鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 紅嘴銀鷗, 紐澳紅嘴鷗

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