Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae - Mouette argentée

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Chroicocephalus

  • Species
    :

    novaehollandiae

Descriptor

Stephens, 1826

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 43 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 91 à 96 cm.
  • Weight
    : 260 à 350 g
Longevity

11 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette argentée
adult plum. breeding
Mouette argentée
adult

Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (s Australia and Tasmania)
  • Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae forsteri (n and ne Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Is.. sw Pacific.)
  • Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus (New Zealand)

Foreign names

  • Mouette argentée,
  • Gaviota plateada australiana,
  • gaivota-prateada-australiana,
  • Silberkopfmöwe,
  • ausztrál sirály,
  • Witkopmeeuw,
  • Gabbiano argentato,
  • silvermås,
  • Australmåke,
  • čajka striebrohlavá,
  • racek australský,
  • Perlegrå Måge,
  • hopealokki,
  • gavina australiana,
  • mewa czerwonodzioba,
  • Австралийская чайка,
  • Camar kepala-hitam,
  • ギンカモメ,
  • 澳洲红嘴鸥,
  • 紅嘴銀鷗,

Voice song and cries

Mouette argentée
First year

Habitat

Mouette argentée
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

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

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