Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisOrd, G, 1815
English (US) Ring-billed Gull
The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 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 British Columbia eastward to Labrador and Newfoundland (eastern Canada), Pacific Northwest states, and Great Lakes (northern USA); winters to coastal and inland southern USA, southern Mexico, Bahamas, and Greater AntillesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Larus delawarensis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ring-billed Gull
- Described by
- Ord, G, 1815
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus Delawarensis
- Described by
- Ord, G, 1815
- Type locality
- Delaware River, below Philadelphia.
- Original description
- A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world. Second American ed. Vol. 2. ed.2(Am.), 2 p.319
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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