European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusPontoppidan, E, 1763
English (US) European Herring Gull
The European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 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
- Larus argentatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- European Herring Gull
- Described by
- Pontoppidan, E, 1763
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Larus argentatus argenteus
- Larus argentatus argentatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus Argentatus
- Described by
- Pontoppidan, E, 1763
- Type locality
- No type locality' = Christiansoe, ex Brunnich, Orn. Boreal., 1764, p. 44.
- Original description
- Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1 p.622
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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