Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnansPallas, PS, 1811
English (US) Caspian Gull
The Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) 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 inland southern Poland and Hungary eastward through Black, Caspian, and Aral seas to eastern Kazakhstan; winters southeastern Europe, Black Sea, eastern Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, and northern Arabian SeaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Larus cachinnans
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Caspian Gull
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1811
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1811
- Type locality
- Caspian Sea.
- Original description
- Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2 p.318
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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