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Silver Gull
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species of bird
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The Silver Gull, scientifically named *Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae*, is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The species has a wingspan of 93.5 and a mass of 313. Its taxonomic status is listed as unaccepted by WoRMS, with the authority cited as (Stephens, 1826).
The Silver Gull is found in Africa. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2018. The species has a litter size of 3. Other common names for this bird include Silberkopfmöwe, Gaviota plateada australiana, and gavina australiana.
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Species
Least ConcernSilver Gull
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
Adulte Silberkopfmöwe Silberkopfmöwe mit Beutefisch, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Die Silberkopfmöwe (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae, Syn.: Larus novaehollandiae) ist eine mittelgroße, weiß und grau gezeichnete, australische Möwenart. Sie weist große Ähnlichkeit mit der etwas kleineren neuseeländischen Rotschnabelmöwe auf, von der sie sich auch etwas in der Schnabelform unterscheidet. Das Verbreitungsgebiet der beiden Arten überlappt sich jedoch lediglich in der Region von Tasmanien. Es werden zwei Unterarten für die Silberkopfmöwe unterschieden. Die etwas größere Unterart Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae fosteri brütet im Norden Australiens, auf Neukaledonien und den Loyaltyinseln.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chroicocephalus
- Mass
- 264
- Image
- Larus novaehollandiae - Austin's Ferry.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- taxon name
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
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- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- taxon common name
- gaivota-australiana
- wingspan
- 93.5
- litter size
- 3
- short name
- C. novaehollandiae
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is a gull in Oceania. It is the most common gull of Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. It is smaller than the Pacific gull (Larus pacificus), which also lives in Australia.
The silver gull should not be confused with the herring gull, which is called "silver gull" in many other languages (scientific name Larus argentatus, German Silbermöwe, French Goéland argenté, Dutch zilvermeeuw), but is a much larger, robust gull with no overlap in range.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Silver Gull” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.