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Caspian gull
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"Larus cachinnans" redirects here. For another species for which this name has been used, see Yellow-legged gull.
The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means 'laughing', from cachinnare 'to laugh'.[2]
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Caspian gull | |
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Adult in summer plumage, Romania | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Larus |
Species: | L. cachinnans |
Binomial name | |
Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811 | |
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Range of L. cachinnans Breeding Resident Non-breeding |
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