Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (51)
- Subspecies (5)
Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Ernest Garcia, Guy M. Kirwan, and Vicente Pantoja-Maggi
Version: 1.1 — Published November 5, 2024
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartrugmeeu |
| Basque | Kaio domingotarra |
| Bulgarian | Доминиканска чайка |
| Catalan | gavià de Lichtenstein |
| Croatian | južni galeb |
| Czech | racek jižní |
| Danish | Tangmåge |
| Dutch | Kelpmeeuw |
| English | Kelp Gull |
| English (New Zealand) | Southern Black-backed Gull |
| English (United States) | Kelp Gull |
| Estonian | lõunakajakas |
| Finnish | etelänselkälokki |
| French | Goéland dominicain |
| French (Canada) | Goéland dominicain |
| Galician | Gaivota dominicana |
| German | Dominikanermöwe |
| Greek | Μελανόγλαρος του Νότου |
| Hebrew | שחף דרומי |
| Hungarian | Déli sirály |
| Icelandic | Þangmáfur |
| Japanese | ミナミオオセグロカモメ |
| Latvian | Dominikānas kaija |
| Lithuanian | Dominikinis kiras |
| Maori | Karoro | Southern Black-backed Gull |
| Norwegian | taremåke |
| Polish | mewa południowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Gaivota-dominicana |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gaivotão |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivotão-austral |
| Romanian | Pescăruș dominican |
| Russian | Доминиканская чайка |
| Serbian | Dominikanski galeb |
| Slovak | čajka vznešená |
| Slovenian | Oceanski galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Cocinera |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviota Cocinera |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviota dominicana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Cocinera |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota Dominicana |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviota Meridional |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Meridional |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota Dominicana |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviota Dominicana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota cocinera |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviota Cocinera |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gaviota Cocinera |
| Swedish | kelptrut |
| Turkish | Yosun Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин домініканський |
| Zulu | unochweba |
Revision Notes
Vicente Pantoja updated this version of the account by including all the information present in the journals "Boletín informativo CIPA", "Boletín Chileno de Ornitología", "Revista Chilena de Ornitología" and "La Chiricoca" as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC).
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823
PROTONYM:
Larus dominicanus
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.82.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Coasts of Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LARUS
- dominicanus
- Dominicanus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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