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Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, J 1841)
The lava gull, also known as the dusky gull, is a medium-sized gull and a member of the "hooded gull" group. It is most closely related to the Laughing gull and Franklin's gull and is the rarest gull in the world. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Leucophaeus
Scientific:
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Leucophaeus
Scientific:
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Original description
Citation:
(Gould, J 1841)
Reference:
Zool. Voy. Beagle [Darwin]
pt15 p.141
Protonym:
Larus fuliginosus
Type locality:
James Island, Galdpagos Archipelago.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40300336
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D97BE642EA765C34
Avibase ID:
avibase-D97BE642
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D97BE642
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824080
VULNERABLE
English:
Lava Gull
Catalan:
Gavina de lava
Czech:
racek lávový
Danish:
Lavamåge
German:
Lavamöwe
Spanish:
Gaviota Fuliginosa
Spanish (Spain):
Gaviota Fuliginosa
Finnish:
laavalokki
French:
Mouette obscure
Croatian:
mrki galeb
Hungarian:
lávasirály
Icelandic:
Svartmáfur
Italian:
Gabbiano della lava
Japanese (romaji):
iwakamome
Japanese:
イワカモメ
Lithuanian:
Tamsusis kiras
Dutch:
Lavameeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Lavamåse
Norwegian:
Lavamåke
Polish:
mewa galapagoska
Portuguese:
Gaivota-da-lava
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaivota-das-galápagos
Russian:
Тёмная чайка
Slovak:
čajka lávová
Serbian:
Lavin galeb
Swedish:
lavatrut
Ukrainian:
Мартин темний
Chinese:
岩鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
岩鷗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mouette obscure ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mouette obscure ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2015: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2016: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2017: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2018: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2019: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2021: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2022: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2023: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| eBird version 2024: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Dusky Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Dusky Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Larus fuliginosus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Larus fuliginosus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Larus fuliginosus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Lava Gull ( Larus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Lava Gull ( Leucophaeus fuliginosus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Larus fuliginosus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leucophaeus fuliginosus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Bulgarian: Тъмна чайка
Catalan: Gavina de lava
Czech: Racek lávový
Danish: Lavamåge
German: Lavamöwe
English: Dusky Gull, Lava Gull
English, HBW: Lava Gull
English (IOC): Lava Gull
English (United States): Lava Gull
Esperanto: Nigreca mevo
Spanish: Gaviota de Lava, Gaviota Fuliginosa
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviota de Lava
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Fuliginosa
Spanish (HBW): Lava Gull
Estonian: laavakajakas
Finnish: Laavalokki
French: Goéland obscur, Mouette obscure
Croatian: mrki galeb
Hungarian: lávasirály
Icelandic: Svartmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano della lava, Gabbiano fuligginoso
Japanese (romaji): iwakamome
Japanese: イワカモメ
Kirghiz: күрөң чардак
Scientific: Larus fulginosus, Larus fuliginosus, Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Lithuanian: Tamsusis kiras
Dutch: Lavameeuw, Lava-meeuw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lavamåse
Norwegian: Lavamåke
Polish: mewa galapagoska
Portuguese: Gaivota-da-lava
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivota-das-galápagos
Russian: Тёмная чайка
Slovak: čajka lávová
Serbian: Lavin galeb
Swedish: Lavatrut
Turkish: Lav Martısı
Ukrainian: Мартин темний
Chinese: 岩鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 岩鷗
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