Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The mew gull (Larus canus) belongs to the family Laridae under the order Charadriiformes.
Mew gull taxonomy
The family Laridae was first described (as Laridia) by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot in the year 1815.After a molecular phylogenetic study by Baker and colleagues, Laridae was expanded to include the genera that had previously been in Sternidae and Rynchopidae. The family Laridae now includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera.
The genus Larus had several species classified under it and in 2007, the genera Ichthyaetus, Chroicocephalus, Leucophaeus, and Hydrocoloeus were resurrected. Presently the genus Larus has about 23 extant species classified under it.
The species Larus canus is polytypic and is divided into four subspecies, viz., Larus canus canus, Larus canus heinei, Larus canus camtschatchensis and Larus canus brachyrhynchus.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Larus canus |
| Species: | L. canus |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Mew gull - Larus canus Photo by Arnstein Rønning |
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| 2.Mew gull - Larus canus Photo by Estormiz |
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| 3.Mew gull - Larus canus Photo by 4028mdk09 |
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| 4.Mew gull - Larus canus Photo by Bengt Nyman |
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| 5.Mew gull - Larus canus Photo by 4028mdk09 |
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| 6.Mew gull - Larus canus in flight Photo by Bengt Nyman |
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| 7.Mew gull - Larus canus eggs Photo by Lämpel |
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| 8.Mew gull - Larus canus hatchling by Ecomare/Sytske Dijksen |
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| 9.Mew gull - Larus canus juvenile by Ralf Roletschek / roletschek.at/GFDL-1.2 |
1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larus_canus_ar.JPG (cropped)
Author: Arnstein Rønning | License: CC BY 3.0
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larus_canus_Oulu_20150712_03.JPG (cropped)
Author: Estormiz | License: Public domain
3.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larus_canus_HD.JPG (cropped)
Author: 4028mdk09 | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birds_of_Sweden_2016_27.jpg (cropped)
Author: Bengt Nyman | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balzende_Sturmm%C3%B6wen.JPG (cropped)
Author: 4028mdk09 | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Gull_Larus_canus,_Vaxholm_Sweden_1.jpg (cropped)
Author: Bengt Nyman | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/6/17
7.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sturmm%C3%B6we_Gelege_2006.jpg (cropped)
Author: Lämpel | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecomare_-_stormmeeuw_jong_(stormmeeuw-jong-duinpark-019-sd).jpg (cropped)
Author: Ecomare/Sytske Dijksen | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
9.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:14-08-12-helsinki-RalfR-N3S_0512-115.jpg (cropped)
Author: Ralf Roletschek / roletschek.at/GFDL-1.2
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