Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) belongs to the family Laridae under the order Charadriiformes.
Lesser black-backed gull taxonomy
The family Laridae (as Laridia) was first described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot in the year 1815.The family Laridae is divided into ten genera and about 55 species. The genus Larus is classified into twenty five species.
"The genus name is from Ancient Greek laros (λάῥος) or Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird."
The genus Larus was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, in the year 1758.
The species Larus fuscus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the year 1758. The species Larus fuscus is polytypic and is divided into five subspecies, viz, L. f. fuscus, L. f. graellsii, L. f. intermedius, L. f. heuglini and L. f. barabensis.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Larus fuscus |
| Species: | L. fuscus |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus 233 Photo by Perhols |
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| 2.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus Photo by pete beard |
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| 3.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus Photo by Llorenzi |
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| 4.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus Photo by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net |
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| 5.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus Photo by Whgler |
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| 6.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus Photo by fi:Käyttäjä:Thermos |
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| 7.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus egg Photo by Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer |
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| 8.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus nest Photo by Koskikara |
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| 9.Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus juvenile Photo by SixSigma |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sildemaake-pho2_K2E8707.jpg (cropped)
Author: Perhols | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
2.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lesser_black-backed_gull_2015.jpg (cropped)
Author: pete beard | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/27/17
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laridae_Larus_in_Saint-Malo_(France).jpg (cropped)
Author: Llorenzi | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larus-fuscus-graellsii-He.jpg (cropped)
Author: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net | License: CC BY-SA 2.5
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heringsm%C3%B6we_Langeoog.jpg (cropped)
Author: Whgler | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Selk%C3%A4lokki.jpg (cropped)
Author: fi:Käyttäjä:Thermos | License: CC-By-2.5
7.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Larus_fuscus_MWNH_0325.JPG (cropped)
Author: Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Selk%C3%A4lokki_hautomassa.jpg (cropped)
Author: Koskikara | License: CC-By-3.0
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JuvenileSeaGull.JPG (cropped)
Author: SixSigma | License: CC-By-3.0
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