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Larus canus

(Common Kamchatka Gull)

Common Names

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Common Names in Albanian:

Pulbardha E Prhim

Common Names in Armenian:

[tkhakapuyt Voror ]

Common Names in Asturian:

Gavilueta Cana

Common Names in Azerbaijani:

Boz Qagayi

Common Names in Basque:

Gavina Cendrosa, Kaio Mokohoria

Common Names in Breton:

Ar Gouelan Louet

Common Names in Catalan:

Gavina Cendrosa

Common Names in Catalan (Balears):

Gavina Cendrosa

Common Names in Chinese:

[bai-Tou Ou]

Common Names in Cornish:

Gwylan Gemyn

Common Names in Croatian:

Burni Galeb

Common Names in Czech:

Racek Bourn, Racek Boun

Common Names in Danish:

Stormmge

Common Names in Dutch:

Europese Stormmeeuw, Stormmeeuw

Common Names in English:

Common Gull, Common Kamchatka Gull, Kamchatka Gull, Mew Gull, Sea Mew, Short-Billed Gull

Common Names in Esperanto:

Griza Mevo

Common Names in Estonian:

Kalakajakas

Common Names in Faroese:

Gneggjus

Common Names in Finnish:

Kalalokki

Common Names in French:

Goèland Cendrè, Goéland Cendré, Goland Bec Court, Goland Cendr

Common Names in Frisian:

nwaarsfgel

Common Names in Gaelic:

Faoileag

Common Names in Galician:

Gaivota Cana

Common Names in German:

Sturmmöwe, Sturmmve, Sturmmwe

Common Names in Hebrew:

שחף אפרורי

Common Names in Hungarian:

Viharsirly

Common Names in Icelandic:

Stormmfur

Common Names in Irish:

Faoilen Bn

Common Names in Italian:

Gavina, Gavina Eurasiatica

Common Names in Japanese:

カモメ, Kamome

Common Names in Latin:

Larus canus

Common Names in Latvian:

Kajaks

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Aliaskinis Kiras, Paprastasis Kiras

Common Names in Macedonian:

Siv Galeb

Common Names in Maltese:

Gawwija Sekonda

Common Names in Manx:

Foillan Bane, Foillan Vane

Common Names in Northern Sami:

Biski

Common Names in Norwegian:

Fiskemke

Common Names in Polish:

Mewa Delawarska, Mewa Pospolita

Common Names in Portuguese:

Alcatraz-Pardo, Gaivota-Parda

Common Names in Romanian:

Pescarus

Common Names in Romansh:

Muetta Da Tschendra

Common Names in Russian:

Сизая чайка, Чайка сизая, Sizaya Chayka

Common Names in Sardinian:

Cau Marinu

Common Names in Scots:

Faoileag

Common Names in Serbian:

Sivi Galeb

Common Names in Slovak:

Cajka Siv

Common Names in Slovenian:

Sivi Galeb

Common Names in Spanish:

Gaviota Blanca, Gaviota Cana

Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):

Gaviota Blanca

Common Names in Swedish:

Fiskms

Common Names in Turkish:

Dalgi

Common Names in Valencian:

Gavinot Hiperbori

Common Names in Welsh:

Gwylan Y Gweunydd

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Head : white Face : Eye Color: dark Bill: yellow with greenish tint Size: small Neck: white Body: Breast: white Upperparts: white Legs : Foot Color: greenish yellow Leg Color: greenish yellow.

Color:

Adult alternate: Bright yellow bill · Dull yellow legs · Dark eye · White head , neck, breast, and belly · Medium gray back and upperwings · White tertial crescent · Black primaries with white tips and white line dividing black and gray · White tail · European birds differ in details of wingtip pattern

Adult basic: Like adult alternate but brown smudges about head

Juvenile : Black bill quickly developing pale base · Dark brown plumage

First-year: Pink bill with black tip · Pink or gray legs · White head, neck and upper breast streaked with brown · Belly brown · Medium gray back · Upperwing coverts dull brown · Medium gray secondaries · Black primaries · Dark tail (European birds have white tails with sharp black terminal bands)

Second-year: Like adult basic but often with black-tipped yellow bill, mostly dark primaries and partial tail band

Size/Age/Growth

About 14 to 18 inches long, with a wingspan of 42 to 43 inches. Adults weigh about 15.2 ounces .

Habitat

Vegetation: freshwater marshes, coastal waters, coastal sand beaches and mudflats • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Medium

Ecology: List of Habitats : 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland

Biology

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Diet

Mostly: Aquatic Invertebrates Fish Carrion

Reproduction

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

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Ring-Billed Gull, California Gull

Members of the genus Larus

There are approximately 173 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. alba · L. argentatus (Herring Gull) · L. argentatus antelius · L. argentatus argentatus (Herring Gull) · L. argentatus argenteus · L. argentatus atlantis · L. argentatus birulae · L. argentatus cachinnans · L. argentatus drosti · L. argentatus heuglini · L. argentatus michahellis · L. argentatus mongolicus · L. argentatus omissus · L. argentatus smithsonianus · L. argentatus thayeri · L. argentatus vegae · L. armenicus (Armenian Gull) · L. atlanticus (OlrogÌs Gull) · L. atricilla (Laughing Gull) · L. atricilla atricilla (Laughing Gull) · L. atricilla megalopterus · L. audouini · L. audouinii (AudouinÌs Gull) · L. azarae · L. belcheri (Band-Tailed Gull) · L. belcheri atlanticus · L. belcheri belcheri (Band-Tailed Gull) · L. borealis · L. brachyrhynchus (Mew Gull) · L. brevirostris (Red-Legged Kittiwake) · L. bridgesii · L. brunneicephalus · L. brunnicephalus (Indian Black-Headed Gull) · L. bulleri (Black-Billed Gull) · L. cachin · L. cachinans · L. cachinnans (Yellow-Legged Gull) · L. cachinnans atlantis · L. cachinnans barabensis · L. cachinnans cachinnans · L. cachinnans michahellis · L. cachinnans mongolicus · L. californicus (Californian Gull) · L. californicus albertaensis (Light-Mantled California Gull) · L. californicus californicus (Dark-Mantled California Gull) · L. canus (Common Kamchatka Gull) · L. canus brachyrhynchus (Mew Gull) · L. canus canus (Common Kamchatka Gull) · L. canus heinei (Mew Gull) · L. canus kamtschatschensis (Eastern Common Gull) · L. canus stegmanni · L. capensis · L. capistratus · L. cirrhocephalus · L. cirrocephalus (Grey-Headed Gull) · L. cirrocephalus cirrocephalus (Gray-Hooded Gull) · L. cirrocephalus poicephalus · L. cirrocephalus poiocephalus · L. crassirostris (Black-Tailed Gull) · L. delawarensis (Ring-Billed Gull) · L. delewarensis · L. dominicanus (Southern Black-Backed Gull) · L. dominicanus austrinus · L. dominicanus dominicanus (Southern Black-Backed Gull) · L. dominicanus judithae · L. dominicanus melisandae · L. dominicanus vetula · L. eburnea (Ivory Gull) · L. eburneus · L. elegans · L. fuliginosus (Dusky Gull) · L. furcatus (Swallow-Tailed Gull) · L. fuscus (Lesser Black-Backed Gull) · L. fuscus fuscus (Lesser Black-Backed Gull) · L. fuscus graellsi · L. fuscus graellsii (Lesser Black-Backed Gull) · L. fuscus heuglini · L. fuscus intermedius · L. gelastes · L. genei (Slender-Billed Gull) · L. glaucescens (Glaucous-Winged Gull) · L. glaucescens occidentalis · L. glaucescens x · L. glaucoides (White-Winged Gull) · L. glaucoides glaucoides (White-Winged Gull) · L. glaucoides kumlieni (Kumlien's Gull) · L. glaucoides thayeri (Iceland Gull) · L. glaucus · L. graellsii · L. haematorhynchus · L. hartlaubi · L. hartlaubii (King Gull) · L. heermanni (White-Headed Gull) · L. heermannii · L. hemprichi · L. hemprichii (Sooty Gull) · L. hermanni · L. heuglini · L. heuglini heuglini · L. hybrid

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 03, 2007:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2009-06-19