Slaty-backed Gull
Larus schistisagusStejneger, LH, 1884
English (US) Slaty-backed Gull
The Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) 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 coasts and lakes of northeastern Siberia including Kamchatka southward to Kuril Islands (eastern Russia), and eastward to Hokkaido and northern Honshu (northern Japan); winters to coasts of Japan, Korean Peninsula, Bohai Sea (northeastern China), and Taiwan; prone to extreme vagrancyRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Larus schistisagus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Described by
- Stejneger, LH, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Stejneger, LH, 1884
- Type locality
- Bering Island and Petropaulski, Kamchatka, type from Bering Island.
- Original description
- The Auk 1, no.3 p.231
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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