Herring Gull Larus argentatus Scientific name definitions
- Names (58)
- Subspecies (5)
D. V. Weseloh, Craig E. Hebert, Mark L. Mallory, Alan F. Poole, Julie C. Ellis, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Haringmeeu |
| Arabic | نورس فضي |
| Asturian | Gaviota arxñntea |
| Azerbaijani | Siyənək qağayısı |
| Basque | Kaio hauskara |
| Bulgarian | Сребриста чайка |
| Catalan | gavià argentat de potes roses |
| Chinese | 銀鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 美洲银鸥/银鸥/西伯利亚银鸥 |
| Croatian | srebrnasti galeb |
| Czech | racek stříbřitý |
| Danish | Sølvmåge |
| Dutch | Zilvermeeuw |
| English | Herring Gull |
| English (United States) | Herring Gull |
| Faroese | Fiskimási |
| Finnish | harmaalokki |
| French | Goéland argenté |
| French (France) | Goéland argenté |
| Galician | Gaivota arxéntea europea |
| German | Silbermöwe |
| Greek | Ασημόγλαρος του Βορρά |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mòv gri |
| Hebrew | שחף צפוני (אטלנטי/ צפון אמריקני / צפון פסיפי) |
| Hungarian | Ezüstsirály |
| Icelandic | Silfurmáfur |
| Italian | Gabbiano reale nordico |
| Japanese | セグロカモメ |
| Korean | 재갈매기 / 한국재갈매기 |
| Latvian | Sudrabkaija |
| Lithuanian | Sidabrinis kiras |
| Mongolian | Мөнгөлөг цахлай |
| Norwegian | gråmåke |
| Persian | کاکایی نقره ای |
| Polish | mewa srebrzysta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivota-prateada |
| Romanian | Pescăruș argintiu |
| Russian | Серебристая чайка |
| Serbian | Srebrnasti galeb |
| Slovak | čajka striebristá |
| Slovenian | Srebrni galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Argéntea |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviota argéntea |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Argéntea |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallego |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gaviota Arenquera |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota Argéntea |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviota Plateada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Plateada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota Argéntea |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviota Argéntea |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gaviota Argéntea |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota argéntea |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gaviota Arenquera |
| Swedish | gråtrut |
| Thai | นกนางนวลพันธุ์มองโกเลีย/นกนางนวลแฮร์ริง |
| Turkish | Kuzey Gümüş Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин сріблястий |
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
PROTONYM:
Larus Argentatus
Pontoppidan, 1763. Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1, p.622.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type localitj' = Christiansoe, ex Brunnich, Orn. Boreal., 1764, p. 44.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LARUS
- argentatus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
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