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Lesser black-backed gull

Birds

The lesser black-backed gull is a large gull that breeds along the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa, and has increased dramatically in North America in recent decades, especially along the east coast, after formerly appearing there only as a rare winter visitor. Despite this North American increase there is concern about decline in parts of its original range: the species is on the UK's Amber conservation list because the UK holds roughly forty percent of the European population, more than half of it concentrated at fewer than ten breeding sites. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Larus fuscus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Larus, Taxa
Source Lesser black-backed gull (Wikidata)

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
Lake, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
Neritic Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
River, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
Tundra, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Ecuador

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Eritrea

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Europe

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France

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Ireland

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Kenya

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Mozambique

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Russia

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South Africa

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tanzania

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United States

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Lesser black-backed gull (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27160 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Larus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1887740 (Larus)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscus
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Tundra, Species characteristics: Tundra
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
  • In Biome: Lake, Species characteristics: Deep water
    "lacustrineHabitatDescEn": "Deep water"
  • In Biome: River, Species characteristics: BIG RIVER
    "riverineHabitatDescEn": "BIG RIVER"
  • In Biome: Estuary, Species characteristics: River mouth/tidal river
    "estuarineHabitatDescEn": "River mouth/tidal river"
  • In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Species characteristics: Tidal flat/shore
    "estuarineHabitatDescEn": "Tidal flat/shore"
  • In Biome: Neritic Zone, Species characteristics: Near shore
    "marineHabitatDescEn": "Near shore"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Lesser black-backed gull (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Larus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1174
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1174
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Charadriiformes","family":"Laridae"},"synonyms":[{"id":37690,"full_name":"Larus leucopterus","author_year":"Faber","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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