Larus canus [canus or heinei] (Common Gull [Mew])

Common Gull [Mew]

Larus canus [canus or heinei] (= Larus canus canus) Linnaeus, C 1758

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Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Larus
Scientific:
  Larus canus canus

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.136

Protonym:
Larus canus

Type locality:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/154/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B79BA49A8B523612

Avibase ID:
avibase-B79BA49A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B79BA49A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176833

Geographic range:

Larus canus canus: Iceland and British Isles to White Sea; winters to northern Africa
Larus canus heinei: western Russia to Siberia; winters to Black Sea and Caspian Sea

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Common Gull [Mew]
French:
Goéland cendré [canus ou heinei]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mew Gull [Mew] ( Larus canus [canus or heinei])
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Larus canus canus [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus canus canus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus canus canus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Larus canus

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2

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Other related concepts

Larus canus [canus x kamtschatschensis] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: النورس الشائع
Asturian: Gaviota del Nordés
Azerbaijani: Boz qağayı
Belarusian: Шызая чайка
Bulgarian: Чайка буревестница
Breton: Ar gouelan louet
Catalan: Gavina cendrosa
Catalan (Balears): Gavina cendrosa
Valencian: Gavinot hiperbori
Czech: racek bouřní
Welsh: Gwylan y Gweunydd
Danish: Stormmåge
German: Sturmmöwe
Greek: Θυελλόγλαρος
Greek (Cypriot): Θυελλόγλαρος
English: Mew Gull, Mew Gull [Mew]
Esperanto: griza mevo
Spanish: Gaviota cana
Spanish (Mexico): Gaviota Blanca
Estonian: Kalakajakas
Basque: Kaio mokohoria
Finnish: kalalokki
Faroese: Gneggjus
French: Goéland cendré, Goéland cendré (canus), Goéland cendré [canus ou heinei]
Frisian: ûnwaarsfûgel
Irish: Faoileán Bán
Gaelic: Faoileag
Galician: Gaivota cana
Manx: Foillan Vane
Hebrew: שחף אפרורי
Croatian: Burni Galeb
Hungarian: Viharsirály
Armenian: Թխակապույտ Որոր
Icelandic: Stormmáfur
Italian: Gavina eurasiatica
Japanese (romaji): kamome
Japanese: カモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 鴎
Georgian: ვეჟანი თოლია
Khakas: Ах хайлах
Kazakh: Кєк шағала
Kazakh (Transliteration): kök şağala
Korean: 갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): galmaegi
Cornish: Gwylan gemyn
Scientific: Larus canus, Larus canus [canus or heinei], Larus canus [canus], Larus canus canus
Luxembourgish: Stuermméiw
Lithuanian: Paprastasis kiras
Latvian: kajaks
Macedonian: Сив (Обичен) галеб
Mongolian: Үүлэн цахлай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠭᠦᠯᠡᠨ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Цахлай
Mongolian (Transliteration): tsakhlai
Malay: Burung Camar Balai
Maltese: Gawwija Sekonda
Dutch: Stormmeeuw
Norwegian: Fiskemåke
Polish: mewa pospolita
Pinyin: bái-tóu ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-parda
Romansh: Muetta da tschendra
Romanian: Pescăruş
Russian: Сизая чайка
Sardinian: Cau marinu
Scots: Faoileag
Northern Sami: Báiski
Slovak: cajka sivá
Slovenian: sivi galeb
Albanian: Pulëbardha e përhimë
Serbian: sivi galeb
Swedish: Fiskmås
Thai: นกนางนวลปากเหลือง
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan pàak-lĕuaŋ
Turkish: Dalgıç
Tuvinian: Көгүлдүр ак-кускун
Ukrainian: Сизий мартин
Vietnamese: Mòng bể đầu trắng
Chinese: 海鷗, 海鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 海鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 海鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 海鷗