Vega Gull
Larus vegaePalmén, JA, 1887
English (US) Vega Gull
The Vega Gull (Larus vegae) 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 Arctic central and eastern Siberia from Taymyr eastward to Chukotka, New Siberian Islands, and St. Lawrence Island (Bering Sea); winters mostly to rocky coasts of Japan, Korean Peninsula, and eastern ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Larus vegae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Vega Gull
- Described by
- Palmén, JA, 1887
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus argentatus Brünn. var. Vegae
- Described by
- Palmén, JA, 1887
- Type locality
- Pidlin, northeastern Siberia.
- Original description
- Vega-expeditionens vetenskapliga iakttagelser bearbetade af deltagare i resan och andra forskare 5 p.370
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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