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Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766

137149  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137149)

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Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 136 [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Length: 34-43 cm. Plumage: back and wings pale grey; rump and tail white; head white with black smudge behind ear; below...  
Description Length: 34-43 cm. Plumage: back and wings pale grey; rump and tail white; head white with black smudge behind ear; below white; breeding adult with black hood; spread wing shows white leading edge forming wedge at shoulder with white outer primaries; trailing edge white except outer primaries which are tipped black. Immature shows more brown in wings than adult and has a blackish band at tip of tail . Bare parts: iris dark brown or red-brown; bill red, orange-red with black tip in immature; feet and legs red, dull orange in immature. Habitat: coastal and inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137149 on 2024-11-23
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 136 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (HKRMS) HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details] 

context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details] 

context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details] 

additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details] 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details] 

additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Vanderperren, J.-P. (1991). Report Natural History Archive 1990 [Verslag Natuurhistorisch Archief 1990]. <em>De Strandvlo.</em> 11(3): 65-75. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 71 [details] 

additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Cattrijsse, Andre; Vincx, Magda. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>[Edited book.].</em> Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Length: 34-43 cm. Plumage: back and wings pale grey; rump and tail white; head white with black smudge behind ear; below white; breeding adult with black hood; spread wing shows white leading edge forming wedge at shoulder with white outer primaries; trailing edge white except outer primaries which are tipped black. Immature shows more brown in wings than adult and has a blackish band at tip of tail . Bare parts: iris dark brown or red-brown; bill red, orange-red with black tip in immature; feet and legs red, dull orange in immature. Habitat: coastal and inland waters. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]

Dimensions Length: 16" (41 cm); Wingspan: 40" (102 cm) [details]

Remark Forms a superspecies with L. cirrocephalus & L. hartlaubii [details]

Reproduction Breeds in Eurasia from Iceland to eastern Siberia. Winters from its Breeding range south to northern Africa and southern Asia. [details]
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LanguageName 
Albanian pulëbardha e rëndomtë  [details]
Bulgarian Речна чайка  [details]
Danish hættemåge [from synonym]  [details]
Dutch kokmeeuw  [details]
English common black-headed gullblack-headed gull  [details]
French mouette rieuse  [details]
German Lachmöwe  [details]
Hebrew שחף האגמים  [details]
Italian gabbiano comune  [details]
Japanese ユリカモメ  [details]
Lithuanian rudagalvis kiras  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Καστανοκέφαλος γλάρος  [details]
Norwegian hettemåke  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål hettemåke [from synonym]  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk hettemåse [from synonym]  [details]
Polish śmieszkamewa śmieszka  [details]
Romanian pescăruşul râzător  [details]
Russian озёрная чайка  [details]
Scottish Gaelic sléibhín  [details]
Slovenian rečni galeb  [details]
Spanish gaviota reidora  [details]
Swedish skrattmås  [details]
Turkish karabaş martıkarabas marti  [details]
Ukrainian озерний мартинМартин звичайнийЗвичайний мартин  [details]
Welsh gwylan benddu [from synonym]  [details]