Larus fuscus

Also known as lesser black-backed gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

Larus fuscus, commonly known as the Lesser Black-backed Gull, is a species of bird in the family Laridae. It belongs to the genus Larus within the order Charadriiformes and class Aves. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, though it has a regional status of Near Threatened.

The gull has a wingspan of 1.34 and a mass of 880. It is a marine species with a litter size of 2.4 and an egg incubation period of 25. The taxon range includes the Nanling Mountains, South America, Africa, and Burkina Faso. It is also noted as endemic to the Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, and Bakkhali.

Synthesized by Vinony from 52 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

lesser black-backed gull

Larus fuscus

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyLaridae

Habitatmarine

Observations62,260

Observations recorded6,912,426

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 905
With media: 115
Family: Laridae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, TCWC
Recorded in: Belgium, Burundi, Netherlands, United States

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Bird sounds

flight call· Italy· quality A
call, long call· United Kingdom· quality A
call· United Kingdom· quality A
call· United Kingdom· quality A

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Encyclopedic overview

The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. However, it has increased dramatically in North America, especially along the east coast. Formerly just a winter visitor to North America, it now occurs in large numbers some winters and birds are recorded year-round. However, there is serious concern about decline in many parts of its range. The species is on the UK Amber List because the UK is home to 40 per cent of the European population and more than half of these are found at fewer than ten breeding sites.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Larus fuscus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Larus fuscus