ITIS Standard Report Page: Larus

Larus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 176803

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Gabianus Bonaparte, 1853
	Common Name(s):	Gulls [English]
		Ivory Gulls [English]
		Kittiwakes [English]
		Ross' Gulls [English]
		Sabine's Gulls [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cord�s, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vert�br�s, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Charadriiformes – Shore Birds, Gulls, Alcids, Plovers, Oystercatchers, go�lands, alcid�s, Auks, hu�triers
	Family	Laridae – Gulls, Terns, becs-en-ciseaux, go�lands, labbes, mouettes, Skimmers
	Genus	Larus Linnaeus, 1758 – Gulls, Ivory Gulls, Kittiwakes, Ross' Gulls, Sabine's Gulls
		Direct Children:
	Species	Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 – Gaviota plateada, Herring Gull, Go�land argent�, European Herring Gull
	Species	Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934 – Armenian Gull
	Species	Larus atlanticus Olrog, 1958 – Olrog's Gull
	Species	Larus belcheri Vigors, 1829 – Band-tailed Gull, Belcher's Gull, Go�land sim�on
	Species	Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811 – Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
	Species	Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854 – Gaviota californiana, California Gull, Go�land de Californie
	Species	Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 – Gaviota cana, Mew Gull, Go�land cendr�
	Species	Larus crassirostris Vieillot, 1818 – Black-tailed Gull, Go�land � queue noire
	Species	Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 – Gaviota pico anillado, Ring-billed Gull, Go�land � bec cercl�
	Species	Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 – Gaviota dominicana, Kelp Gull, Go�land dominicain
	Species	Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 – Gaviota sombr�a, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Go�land brun
	Species	Larus glaucescens J. F. Naumann, 1840 – Glaucous-winged Gull, Gaviota ala glauca, Go�land � ailes grises
	Species	Larus glaucoides B. Meyer, 1822 – Iceland Gull, Go�land arctique
	Species	Larus heermanni Cassin, 1852 – Heermann's Gull, Gaviota ploma, Go�land de Heermann
	Species	Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 – Gaviota blanca, Glaucous Gull, Go�land bourgmestre
	Species	Larus livens Dwight, 1919 – Yellow-footed Gull, Gaviota pata amarilla, Go�land de Cortez
	Species	Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Black-backed Gull, Go�land marin
	Species	Larus michahellis J. F. Naumann, 1840 – Yellow-legged Gull, Go�land leucoph�e
	Species	Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 – Gaviota occidental, Western Gull, Go�land d'Audubon
	Species	Larus pacificus Latham, 1802 – Pacific Gull
	Species	Larus schistisagus Stejneger, 1884 – Slaty-backed Gull, Go�land � manteau ardois�
	Species	Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 – American Herring Gull
	Species	Larus thayeri W. S. Brooks, 1915 – Gaviota de Thayer, Thayer's Gull, Go�land de Thayer
	Species	Larus vegae Palmen, 1887 – Vega Gull

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
	Notes:	PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
	Reference for:	Larus

	Expert:	Richard C. Banks
	Notes:	Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
	Reference for:	Larus

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Larus

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.04.02, website (version 02-Apr-11)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Larus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
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	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Larus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
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	Reference for:	Larus

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