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Caspian Gull

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Caspian Gull

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Also known as Larus cachinnans

species of bird

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The Caspian Gull (*Larus cachinnans*) is a species of bird in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. Described by Pallas in 1811, the taxon is accepted and belongs to the genus *Larus*. It is also referred to by the common names gwylan Bontaidd, Steppenmöwe, and Gaviota del Caspio. The species has a wingspan of 141, a mass of 60, and an egg incubation period of 27. Its litter size is 2.4.

The Caspian Gull inhabits marine environments and has a taxon range that includes Africa. According to the 2018 IUCN Red List assessment, its conservation status is Least Concern. The species is documented in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Caspian gull

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Larus
Mass
1.033
Image
Larus cachinnans 3 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Larus cachinnans
taxon name
Larus cachinnans
Commons gallery
Larus cachinnans
taxon common name
黄腿银鸥
described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
wingspan
141
litter size
2.4
egg incubation period
27
short name
L. cachinnans
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means 'laughing', from cachinnare 'to laugh'.

Description

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