Gray Gull Leucophaeus modestus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Monotypic
Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Ernest Garcia, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 22, 2017
Text last updated March 22, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сива чайка |
| Catalan | gavina grisa |
| Czech | racek tmavý |
| Danish | Atacamamåge |
| Dutch | Grijze Meeuw |
| English | Gray Gull |
| English (United States) | Gray Gull |
| Finnish | aavikkolokki |
| French | Goéland gris |
| French (France) | Goéland gris |
| German | Graumöwe |
| Greek | Λευκόστικτος Γλάρος |
| Icelandic | Sefmáfur |
| Japanese | ハイイロカモメ |
| Norwegian | ørkenmåke |
| Polish | mewa szara |
| Russian | Серая чайка |
| Serbian | Sivi mali galeb |
| Slovak | čajka púšťová |
| Spanish | Gaviota Garuma |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviota Garuma |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviota garuma |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Torero |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota garuma |
| Swedish | ökenmås |
| Turkish | Kül Rengi Martı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин сірий |
Leucophaeus modestus (von Tschudi, 1843)
PROTONYM:
Larus modestus
von Tschudi, 1843. Arch.Naturgesch. 9, p.389.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Shores of the Pacific Ocean = Lurin, south of Lima, Peru.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
- modesta / modestum / modestus
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 Gray Gull
