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European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, E 1763

The European herring gull is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. One of the best-known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe, it was once abundant. It breeds across Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltic states. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate further south in winter, but many are permanent residents, e.g. in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, as well as some plants, and are also scavengers, consuming carrion and food left by or stolen from humans. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Larus
Scientific:
  Larus argentatus

Original description

Citation:
  Pontoppidan, E 1763

Reference:
   Danske Atlas 1 p.622

Protonym:
  Larus Argentatus

Type locality:
  No type localitj' = Christiansoe, ex Brunnich, Orn. Boreal., 1764, p. 44.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F002188E226DF09C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F002188E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F002188E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176824

Geographic range:

  • Larus argentatus argentatus: Scandinavia to Kola Peninsula; winters n and w Europe
  • Larus argentatus argenteus: Northwest Europe; winters to n Iberia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
European Herring Gull
Catalan:
gavià argentat de potes rosa
Czech:
racek stříbřitý
Danish:
Sølvmåge
German:
Silbermöwe
Spanish:
Gaviota argéntea europea
Finnish:
harmaalokki
French:
Goéland argenté
Croatian:
srebrnasti galeb
Hungarian:
ezüstsirály
Icelandic:
Silfurmáfur
Italian:
Gabbiano reale nordico
Japanese (romaji):
Segurokamome
Japanese:
セグロカモメ
Lithuanian:
sidabrinis kiras
Dutch:
Zilvermeeuw
Norwegian:
Gråmåke
Polish:
mewa srebrzysta
Portuguese:
Gaivota-argêntea
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaivota-prateada-europeia
Russian:
Серебристая чайка
Slovak:
čajka striebristá
Serbian:
Srebrnasti galeb
Swedish:
gråtrut
Ukrainian:
мартин сріблястий
Chinese:
银鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
銀鷗〔黑脊鷗〕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Larus argentatus argentatus
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Larus argentatus argentatus
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Larus argentatus argentatus
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Larus argentatus argentatus
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Larus argentatus argentatus
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Goéland argenté ( Larus argentatus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 3]
eBird version 1.52:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 3]
eBird version 1.53:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 3]
eBird version 1.54:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 3]
eBird version 1.55:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 3]
eBird version 2015:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2016:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2017:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2018:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2019:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2021:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2022:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
eBird version 2023:
Herring Gull (European) ( Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
European Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) [version 4]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Larus argentatus [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Larus [argentatus or smithsonianus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Grysmeeu, Haringmeeu, Haringmeeu (Europese)
Arabic: النورس اصفر الأرجل, نورس فضي, نورس فضي (اوروبي)
Asturian: Gaviota arxéntea (argentatus/argenteus)
Azerbaijani: Avropa gümüşü qağayısı, Gümüşü qağayı, Siyənək qağayısı (argentatus/argenteus yarımnövü)
Bashkir: аҡ сарлаҡ , аҡсарҙаҡ, аҡсарлаҡ, сарҙаҡ, сарлаҡ
Belarusian: Чайка-клыгун
Bulgarian: Сребриста чайка, Сребриста чайка (ssp. argentatus/argenteus)
Breton: Ar gouelan gris, Gouelan gris, Gwelenn hriz
Catalan: Gavia argentat de potes rosa, Gavià argentat de potes rosa, Gavià argentat de potes roses, Gavià argentat europeu, Gavià argentat europeu (argentatus/argenteus), Gavina atlàntica
Catalan (Balears): Gavina atlàntica
Czech: Racek stríbritý, Racek stříbřitý, racek stříbřitý (ssp. argentatus/argenteus), racek stříbřitý západoevropský/stříbřitý
Chuvash: кĕмĕл чарлăк
Welsh: Gwylan lwyd, Gwylan y penwaig
Danish: Sølvmåge, Sølvmåge (Europæisk), Sølvmåge (ssp. argentatus/argenteus)
German: Silbermöve, Silbermowe, Silbermöwe, Silbermöwe (argentatus/argenteus)
Greek: Ασημόγλαρoς του Βορρά, Ασημόγλαρος, Ασημόγλαρος του Βορά, Ασημόγλαρος του Βορρά, Ασημόγλαρος του Βορρά (argentatus/argenteus)
Greek (Cypriot): Ασημόγλαρος
English: European Herring Gull, Herring Gull, Herring Gull (European)
English, HBW: European Herring Gull
English (IOC): European Herring Gull
English (United States): Herring Gull (European)
Esperanto: Arĝentmevo
Spanish: Gaviota argentea, Gaviota Argéntea, Gaviota Argéntea (europea), Gaviota Argéntea Europea, Gaviota grande, Gaviota Plateada (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Chile): Gaviota argentea, Gaviota argéntea (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gaviota Argéntea, Gaviota Argéntea (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Cuba): Gallego, Gallego (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gaviota Arenquera
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviota Argéntea (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Argéntea, Gaviota Argéntea (argentatus/argenteus), Gaviota argéntea (europea)
Spanish (HBW): Gaviota argéntea europea
Spanish (Honduras): Gaviota grande
Spanish (Mexico): gaviota plateada, Gaviota Plateada (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Nicaragua): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Panama): Gaviota Argéntea, Gaviota Argéntea (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Peru): Gaviota Argéntea, Gaviota Argéntea (argentatus/argenteus)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gaviota Argéntea
Spanish (Venezuela): Gaviota Argéntea
Estonian: Hõbekajakas
Basque: Gavià argentat de potes rosa, Kaio hauskara, Kaio hauskara (argentatus(argenteus)
Persian: کاکایی نقره ای
Finnish: Harmaalokki, harmaalokki (argentatus/argenteus)
Faroese: Fiskimási, Fiskimási (argentatus/argenteus), Mási
French: Goéland argenté, Goéland argenté (Europe), Goéland argenté [argentatus ou argenteus]
Frisian: Sulvermiuw
Irish: Faoileán Scadán
Gaelic: Faoileag an Sgadain, Faoileann, Glas-Fhaoileag
Galician: Gaivota arxéntea, Gaivota arxéntea europea (argentatus/argenteus), Gavià argentat de potes rosa
Manx: Foillan
Haitian Creole French: Mòv gri
Hebrew: שחף אטלנטי (אירופי), שחף כספי, שחף צפוני (אטלנטי/ צפון אמריקני / צפון פסיפי)
Croatian: Galeb Klaukavac, Srebrnasti galeb, Srebrnasti galeb (europski)
Hungarian: Ezüstsirály, Ezüstsirály (Európai)
Armenian: Քրքջան Որոր
Icelandic: Silfurmáfur, Silfurmáfur (argentatus/argenteus)
Italian: Gabbiano reale, Gabbiano reale nordico, Gabbiano reale nordico (argentatus/argenteus)
Japanese (romaji): se-guro kamome, Segurokamome, Seguro-kamome, segurokamome (argentatus/argenteus)
Japanese: セグロカモメ, セグロカモメ (argentatus/argenteus), セグロカモメ（argentatus／argenteus）
Japanese (Kanji): 背黒鴎
Georgian: ვერცხლისფერი თოლია
Kazakh: Қүмістүсті шағала
Greenlandic: Qiioqi
Korean: 재갈매기
North Karelian: harmualokka
Cornish: Gwylan hern
Scientific: Larus argentatus, Larus argentatus argentatus, Larus argentatus argentatus/argenteus, Larus varius
Luxembourgish: Sëlwerméiw
Lithuanian: Sidabrinis kiras, Sidabrinis kiras (argentatus/argenteus)
Latvian: Sudrabkaija, Sudrabkaija (argentatus/argenteus)
Macedonian: Сребренаст галеб, Сребренест галеб
Moldavian: Pescăruș argintiu
Malay: Burung Camar Melaka
Maltese: Gawwija Prima, gawwija prima saqakha roża, Gawwija saqajha roza
Dutch: Zilvermeeuw, Zilvermeeuw (Europees)
Norwegian: Gråmåke, gråmåke (argentatus/argenteus), Sæing
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): mustupiäkajoi
Polish: mewa srebrzysta, mewa srebrzysta (argentatus/argenteus), mewa srebrzysta (ssp. argentatus/argenteus), Mewa żółtonoga
Pinyin: hēi-jǐ ōu, yín-ōu
Portuguese: Gaivota, gaivota argêntea, Gaivota-arg~entea, Gaivota-argentea, Gaivota-argêntea, Gaivota-prateada
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-prateada, Gaivota-prateada (argentatus/argenteus), gaivota-prateada-europeia
Romansh: Muetta d'argient
Rhaeto-Romance: Muetta d’argient
Romanian: Pescăruş argintiu
Russian: Cеребристая чайка, Серебристая чайка, Серебристая чайка (Европейская), Серебристая чайка (подвид argentatus/argenteus), Чайка серебристая
Yakut: хайаах хопто, хайахсыт, хопто
Northern Sami: Skávli
Slovak: Čajka striebristá, čajka striebristá (skup.)
Slovenian: srebrni galeb, Srebrni galeb (argentatus/argenteus)
Albanian: Pulëbardha e argjendë, Pulëbardha e argjendte
Serbian: srebrnasti galeb, Srebrnasti galeb (argentatus/argenteus), Сребрнасти галеб
Swedish: Gråtrut, gråtrut (argenteus/argentatus)
Tajik: ѐҳуи нуқрагун
Thai: นกนางนวลแฮร์ริ่ง, นกนางนวลแฮร์ริง (ยุโรป)
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-nuan haee-rîŋ
Turkmen: kümüşleç çarlak
Turkish: Gümüşü Martı, Kuzey Gümüş Martı, kuzey gümüş martısı, Kuzey Gümüş Martısı (argentatus/argenteus), kuzey gümüş martysy
Ukrainian: Мартин сріблястий , Мартин сріблястий (підвид argentatus/argenteus), Сріблястий мартин
Uzbek: кумуш балиқчи, кумушранг балиқчи, кумушсимон балиқчи
Vietnamese: Chim Mòng bể chân vàng, Mòng bể chân vàng
Kalmyk: мөңгн цах
Chinese: 銀鷗, 银 鸥, 银鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 銀鷗, 銀鷗〔黑脊鷗〕, 银鸥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黑脊鷗
Chinese (Taiwan): 黑脊鸥

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