Western Gull Larus occidentalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Raymond J. Pierotti and Cynthia A. Annett
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Западна чайка |
| Czech | racek západní |
| Danish | Amerikansk Svartbag |
| Dutch | Californische Meeuw |
| English | Western Gull |
| English (United States) | Western Gull |
| Finnish | amerikanmerilokki |
| French | Goéland d'Audubon |
| French (French Guiana) | Goéland d'Audubon |
| German | Westmöwe |
| Icelandic | Ránmáfur |
| Japanese | アメリカオオセグロカモメ |
| Korean | 미국큰재갈매기 |
| Norwegian | kaliforniasvartbak |
| Polish | mewa zachodnia |
| Russian | Западная чайка |
| Serbian | Zapadni američki galeb |
| Slovak | čajka pláštiková |
| Slovenian | Zahodni galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Occidental |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Occidental |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviota Occidental |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Occidental |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota Occidental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota occidental |
| Swedish | västtrut |
| Turkish | Batı Amerika Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин західний |
Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839
PROTONYM:
Larus occidentalis
Audubon, 1839. Orn.Biogr. 5, p.320.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape Disappointment, Washington.
Definitions
- LARUS
- occidentale / occidentalis
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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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Figure 1. Distribution of the Western Gull in North America.