Common Gull

Larus canus - Goéland cendré

Goéland cendré
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Larus

  • Species
    :

    canus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 46 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 106 à 125 cm.
  • Weight
    : 300 à 500 g
Longevity

24 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Goéland cendré
adult plum. breeding
Goéland cendré
adult plum. post breeding

Common Gull (Larus canus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Larus canus canus (Iceland and the British Isles to White Sea)
  • Larus canus heinei (w Russia to c Siberia)
  • Larus canus kamtschatschensis (ne Siberia)

Foreign names

  • Goéland cendré,
  • Gaviota cana,
  • famego,
  • Sturmmöwe,
  • viharsirály,
  • Stormmeeuw,
  • Gavina,
  • fiskmås,
  • Fiskemåke,
  • čajka sivá,
  • racek bouřní,
  • Stormmåge,
  • kalalokki,
  • gavina cendrosa,
  • Stormmáfur,
  • mewa siwa,
  • kajaks,
  • sivi galeb,
  • Сизая чайка,
  • カモメ,
  • 海鸥,
  • นกนางนวลปากเหลือง,
  • 海鷗,

Voice song and call

Goéland cendré
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Goéland cendré
Second

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; 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 ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

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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