Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus - Goéland brun

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Larus
Species
:
fuscus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 61 cm
Wingspan
: 124 à 127 cm.
Weight
: 650 à 1000 g

Longevity

26 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Larus fuscus fuscus (n Norway, Sweden and Finland to the White Sea)
Larus fuscus graellsii (Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., w Europe)
Larus fuscus intermedius (Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, sw Sweden and w Norway)
Larus fuscus heuglini (n Russia to nc Siberia)
Larus fuscus barabensis (c Asia)

Foreign names

Goéland brun,
Gaviota sombría,
gaivota-de-asa-escura,
Heringsmöwe,
heringsirály,
Kleine Mantelmeeuw,
Zafferano,
silltrut,
Sildemåke,
čajka tmavá,
racek žlutonohý,
Sildemåge,
selkälokki,
Kleinswartrugmeeu,
gavià fosc,
Sílamáfur,
mewa żółtonoga,
reņģu kaija,
rjavi galeb,
Клуша,
ニシセグロカモメ,
小黑背银鸥,
นกนางนวลหลังดำเล็ก,
小黑背鷗〔灰林銀鷗〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), B

ogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent 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), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Excavations (open), Wastewater Treatment Areas, Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches