Gray Gull Leucophaeus modestus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
Fernando Medrano, Ignacio Escobar GutiƩrrez, and Rodrigo Silva
Version: 2.0 — Published December 23, 2022
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published December 23, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Š”ŠøŠ²Š° ŃŠ°Š¹ŠŗŠ° |
| Czech | racek tmavĆ½ |
| Danish | AtacamamƄge |
| Dutch | Grijze Meeuw |
| English | Gray Gull |
| English (United States) | Gray Gull |
| Finnish | aavikkolokki |
| French | GoƩland gris |
| French (French Guiana) | GoƩland gris |
| German | Graumƶwe |
| Greek | ĪĪµĻ ĪŗĻĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĻĪæĻ ĪĪ»Ī¬ĻĪæĻ |
| Icelandic | SefmƔfur |
| Japanese | ćć¤ć¤ćć«ć¢ć” |
| Norwegian | ĆørkenmĆ„ke |
| Polish | mewa szara |
| Russian | Š”ŠµŃŠ°Ń ŃŠ°Š¹ŠŗŠ° |
| Serbian | Sivi mali galeb |
| Slovak | Äajka pĆŗŔńovĆ” |
| 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 | ƶkenmƄs |
| Turkish | KĆ¼l Rengi Martı |
| Ukrainian | ŠŠ°ŃŃŠøŠ½ ŃŃŃŠøŠ¹ |
Revision Notes
Rodrigo Silva,Ā Ignacio Escobar,Ā and Fernando Medrano revised the account as partĀ of a partnership withĀ Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC).Ā Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, Daphne R. Walmer, and Miriam Kowarski copy edited the account, August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media, and Huy Chi Truong generated the range map.
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.
Definitions
- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
- modesta / modestum / modestus
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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)
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