Western gull - Larus occidentalis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Larus occidentalis
Author Audubon, 1839
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 176817
Common Names Spanish: Gaviota occidental
English: Western Gull
French: Goéland d'Audubon
Portuguese: gaivota-de-pés-rosados
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Larus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Larus occidentalis occidentalis
Subspecies: Larus occidentalis wymani
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN176817
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)27,916
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets18
Year1970 - 2006
Latitude30.01 - 50.55
Longitude-126.94 - -55.17
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