European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus - Goéland argenté
Systematics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family:
Laridés
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Genus:
Larus
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Species:
argentatus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 67 cm
- Wingspan: 135 à 145 cm.
- Weight: 750 à 1250 g
Longevity
32 years
Geographic range
Description identification
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Larus argentatus argentatus (Scandinavia to the Kola Pen.. nw Russia.)
- Larus argentatus argenteus (Iceland, nw Europe)
Foreign names
- Goéland argenté,
- Gaviota Argéntea,
- Gaivota-prateada,
- Silbermöwe,
- Ezüstsirály,
- Zilvermeeuw,
- Gabbiano nordico,
- Gråtrut,
- Gråmåke,
- čajka striebristá,
- racek stříbřitý,
- Sølvmåge,
- harmaalokki,
- gavià argentat de potes rosa,
- Silfurmáfur,
- mewa srebrzysta,
- sudrabkaija,
- srebrni galeb,
- Серебристая чайка,
- セグロカモメ,
- 银鸥,
- 銀鷗〔黑脊鷗〕,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v10.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes