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Armenian gull
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a large gull found in the Caucasus and the Middle East. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the European herring gull (L. argentatus), but is now generally considered to be a separate species, although BirdLife International lumps it with the yellow-legged gull (L. michahellis).
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Armenian gull | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Larus |
Species: | L. armenicus |
Binomial name | |
Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934 | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
Larus cachinnans armenicus |
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