Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus - Goéland brun

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Larus

  • Species
    :

    fuscus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 61 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 124 à 127 cm.
  • Weight
    : 650 à 1000 g
Longevity

26 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Goéland brun
adult plum. transition
Goéland brun
Third

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Larus fuscus fuscus (n Norway, Sweden and Finland to the White Sea)
  • Larus fuscus graellsii (Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., w Europe)
  • Larus fuscus intermedius (Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, sw Sweden and w Norway)
  • Larus fuscus heuglini (n Russia to nc Siberia)
  • Larus fuscus barabensis (c Asia)

Foreign names

  • Goéland brun,
  • Gaviota sombría,
  • gaivota-de-asa-escura,
  • Heringsmöwe,
  • heringsirály,
  • Kleine Mantelmeeuw,
  • Zafferano,
  • silltrut,
  • Sildemåke,
  • čajka tmavá,
  • racek žlutonohý,
  • Sildemåge,
  • selkälokki,
  • Kleinswartrugmeeu,
  • gavià fosc,
  • Sílamáfur,
  • mewa żółtonoga,
  • reņģu kaija,
  • rjavi galeb,
  • Клуша,
  • ニシセグロカモメ,
  • 小黑背银鸥,
  • นกนางนวลหลังดำเล็ก,
  • 小黑背鷗〔灰林銀鷗〕,

Voice song and cries

Goéland brun
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Goéland brun
adult plum. breeding

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), B

ogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent 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 : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Excavations (open), Wastewater Treatment Areas, Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 06-01-2009
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