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Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchusRichardson, J, 1831

English (US) Short-billed Gull

The Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) 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.

Range: breeds Alaska mainland eastward to northwestern Alberta and southward to southwestern British Columbia (southwestern Canada); winters Pacific coast from southern British Columbia southward to northwestern Baja California (northwestern Mexico)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Larus brachyrhynchus
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Short-billed Gull
Described by
Richardson, J, 1831

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Richardson, J, 1831
Type locality
Great Bear Lake.
Original description
American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: by Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucien Bonaparte 4 p.352

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 105 species of the family Laridae