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American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus]
Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus] (= Larus smithsonianus) Coues, E 1862
The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithologists' Union as a subspecies of herring gull. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus
Scientific:
Larus smithsonianus
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus
Scientific:
Larus smithsonianus
Original description
Citation:
Coues, E 1862
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
14 p.296
Protonym:
Larus Smithsonianus
Type locality:
Eastern and western coasts of North America.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951768
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D5B43288A477CE78
Avibase ID:
avibase-D5B43288
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D5B43288
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824077
Geographic range:
- Larus smithsonianus: northern North America (Alaska to Atlantic coast); winters to Central America
- Larus vegae: northeastern Siberia; winters southward to China
- Larus mongolicus: southeastern Altai and Lake Baikal to Mongolia; winters southern Asia
Source: Clements checklist
American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus]
French:
Goéland hudsonien [incl. vegae et mongolicus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus] ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus] ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus] ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American Herring Gull (incl. ssp. vegae, mongolicus) ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American Herring Gull (incl. ssp. vegae, mongolicus) ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Herring Gull (incl. ssp. vegae, mongolicus) ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Herring Gull (incl. ssp. vegae, mongolicus) ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Herring Gull (incl. ssp. vegae, mongolicus) ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus] ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus] ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus] ( Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): American Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): American Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Arctic Herring Gull ( Larus smithsonianus) [version 6] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Larus [argentatus, smithsonianus or vegae]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Gavià argentat americà
Danish: Amerikansk Sølvmåge
German: Amerikanische Silbermöwe, Kanadamöwe
English: American Herring Gull, American Herring Gull (incl. ssp. vegae, mongolicus), American Herring Gull [incl. vegae, mongolicus], Arctic Herring Gull
Esperanto: Amerika arĝentmevo
Spanish: Gaviota argéntea americana
Spanish (Cuba): Gallego
Estonian: ameerika hõbekajakas
Finnish: amerikanharmaalokki
French: Goéland hudsonien, Goéland hudsonien (incl. vegae et mongolicus), Goéland hudsonien [incl. vegae et mongolicus]
Hungarian: amerikai ezüstsirály
Icelandic: Strandmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano reale americano
Japanese (romaji): se-guro kamome
Japanese: アメリカセグロカモメ, セグロカモメ
Japanese (Kanji): 背黒鴎
Korean: 옅은재갈매기
Korean (Transliteration): yeoteun-jae-galmaegi
Scientific: Larus argentatus, Larus argentatus argentatus, Larus argentatus mongolicus, Larus argentatus smithsonianus, Larus argentatus Vegae, Larus mongolicus, Larus smithsonianus, Larus smithsonianus [incl. vegae and mongolicus], Larus vegae, Larus vegae mongolicus, Larus vegae vegae
Mongolian: Мөнгөлөг цахлай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠮᠦᠩᠭᠦᠯᠢᠭ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠮᠦᠩᠭᠦᠨ ᠴᠠᠬᠣᠯᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Мөнгөн цахлай
Mongolian (Transliteration): möŋg lög tsakhlai, möŋgöŋ tsakhlai
Dutch: Amerikaanse Zilvermeeuw
Norwegian: Amerikagråmåke
Polish: mewa popielata
Pinyin: dà hǎi-ōu, dà kāng-mǎn, dà shuǐ gēzi, diāo yú láng, diāo zuǐ láng, hēi-jǐ ōu, hóng-jiǎo fēi ōu, yín-ōu, yú-yīngzi, zhī-nǚ ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota-prateada-americana
Russian: Американская серебристая чайка
Slovak: čajka západná
Swedish: kanadatrut
Thai: นกนางนวลเฮอริง, นกนางนวลแฮร์ริ่ง, นกนางนวลพันธุ์มองโกเลีย
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan haee-rîŋ, nók naaŋ-nuan heuu-riŋ, nók naaŋ-nuan pʰan moaaŋ-koo-lia
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể Vega
Chinese: 叼嘴郎, 叼鱼郎, 大康满, 大水鸽子, 大海鸥, 红脚鲱鸥, 织女鸥, 美國銀鷗, 银鸥, 鱼鹰子, 黑脊鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 叼嘴郎, 叼魚郎, 大康滿, 大水鴿子, 大海鷗, 紅腳鯡鷗, 織女鷗, 銀鷗, 魚鷹子, 黑脊鷗
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 銀鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 银鸥, 黑脊鸥
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