Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae(Stephens, JF, 1826)
English (US) Silver Gull
The Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silver Gull
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae forsteri
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus Novae Hollandiae
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1826)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 13, pt1 p.196
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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