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Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Scientific name definitions

Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 21, 2017

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Distribution of the Lesser Black-backed Gull - Range Map
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Distribution of the Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Recommended Citation

Burger, J., M. Gochfeld, G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana (2020). Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lbbgul.01
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