Pacific Gull
Larus pacificusLatham, J, 1801
English (US) Pacific Gull
The Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) 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 pacificus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pacific Gull
- Described by
- Latham, J, 1801
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Larus pacificus georgii
- Larus pacificus pacificus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Latham, J, 1801
- Type locality
- New Holland = New South Wales, ex Gen. Syn., Suppl. 2, p. 332.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.lxviii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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