California Gull Larus californicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
David W. Winkler
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996
Text last updated January 1, 1996
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Калифорнийска чайка |
| Catalan | gavina de Califòrnia |
| Croatian | kanadski galeb |
| Czech | racek jezerní |
| Danish | Canadamåge |
| Dutch | Prairiemeeuw |
| English | California Gull |
| English (United States) | California Gull |
| Finnish | preerialokki |
| French | Goéland de Californie |
| French (France) | Goéland de Californie |
| German | Kalifornienmöwe |
| Icelandic | Gullmáfur |
| Japanese | カリフォルニアカモメ |
| Norwegian | præriegråmåke |
| Polish | mewa kalifornijska |
| Russian | Калифорнийская чайка |
| Serbian | Kalifornijski galeb |
| Slovak | čajka plavokrídla |
| Slovenian | Kalifornijski galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Californiana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Californiana |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota de California |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviota Californiana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Californiana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota de California |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota californiana |
| Swedish | prärietrut |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин каліфорнійський |
Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854
PROTONYM:
Larus Californicus
Lawrence, 1854. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 6, p.79,80.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Stockton, California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LARUS
- californicum / californicus / californiensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the California Gull.
Historical breeding limit is indicated by the dotted line.
