Lava Gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 7, 2015
Text last updated September 7, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Тъмна чайка |
| Catalan | gavina de lava |
| Czech | racek lávový |
| Danish | Lavamåge |
| Dutch | Lavameeuw |
| English | Lava Gull |
| English (United States) | Lava Gull |
| Finnish | laavalokki |
| French | Mouette obscure |
| French (France) | Mouette obscure |
| German | Lavamöwe |
| Icelandic | Svartmáfur |
| Japanese | イワカモメ |
| Norwegian | lavamåke |
| Polish | mewa galapagoska |
| Russian | Тёмная чайка |
| Serbian | Lavin galeb |
| Slovak | čajka lávová |
| Spanish | Gaviota Fuliginosa |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota de Lava |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota fuliginosa |
| Swedish | lavatrut |
| Turkish | Lav Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин темний |
Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Larus fuliginosus
Gould, 1841. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836 pt15, p.141.
TYPE LOCALITY:
James Island, Galdpagos Archipelago.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
- fuliginosa / fuliginosum / fuliginosus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Lava Gull
