European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus - Goéland argenté

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Larus
Species
:
argentatus

Descriptor

Pontoppidan, 1763

Biometrics

Size
: 67 cm
Wingspan
: 135 à 145 cm.
Weight
: 750 à 1250 g

Longevity

32 years

Geographic range

Distribution

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 europea,
gaivota-prateada-europeia,
Silbermöwe,
ezüstsirály,
Zilvermeeuw,
Gabbiano reale nordico,
gråtrut,
Gråmåke,
čajka striebristá,
racek stříbřitý,
Sølvmåge,
harmaalokki,
Haringmeeu,
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〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock

and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses), Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Excavations (open)