California Gull

Larus californicus - Goéland de Californie

Goéland de Californie
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Larus

  • Species
    :

    californicus

Descriptor

Lawrence, 1854

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 58 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 122 à 140 cm.
  • Weight
    : 432 à 885 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Goéland de Californie
adult plum. post breeding
Goéland de Californie
adult

California Gull (Larus californicus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Larus californicus californicus (nw USA)
  • Larus californicus albertaensis (c Canada, nc and nw USA)

Foreign names

  • Goéland de Californie,
  • Gaviota californiana,
  • gaivota-da-califórnia,
  • Kalifornienmöwe,
  • kaliforniai sirály,
  • Prairiemeeuw,
  • Gabbiano della California,
  • prärietrut,
  • Præriegråmåke,
  • čajka plavokrídla,
  • racek mormonský,
  • Canadamåge,
  • preerialokki,
  • gavina de Califòrnia,
  • mewa kalifornijska,
  • Kalifornijas kaija,
  • Калифорнийская чайка,
  • カリフォルニアカモメ,
  • 加州鸥,
  • prärietrut,
  • 加利福尼亞鷗,

Voice song and call

Goéland de Californie
Third

Habitat

Goéland de Californie
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), P

ermanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Desert : Hot ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Tidepools ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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