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Laridae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
<i>Analyse de la Nature ou Tableau de l’Univers et des Corps organisés</i>, p. 72

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Laridae

Name

Synonyms
Rynchopidae
Sternidae
Homonyms
Laridae
Common names
Camar in Indonesian
Cocal in language.
Galebi in Croatian
Gaviota in Spanish
Gaviotas y golondrinas marinas in Spanish
Goélands, Mouettes in French
Gull in English
Gull in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls & terns in English
Gulls, Terns in English
Gulls, Terns in English
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers in English
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers in English
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers in English
Gwylan in Welsh
Kaio in Basque
Kajaklased in Estonian
Kiriniai in Lithuanian
Kuben in language.
Laredoj in Esperanto
Laridé in French
Martıgiller in Turkish
Meeue in Afrikaans
Mewowate in Polish
Mewy in Polish
Mågefugle in Danish
Måger & terner in Danish
Måger & terner in Danish
Måger og terner in Danish
Måsefugler in Norwegian
Måwete in Walloon
Möwen in German
Möwen & Seeschwalben in German
Skimmers in English
Skimmers in English
Skimmers in English
Skimmers in English
Skimmers in English
Terns in English
Terns in English
Terns in English
Terns in English
Terns in English
Terns, Skimmers, Gulls in English
Terns, Skimmers, Gulls in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (2026) Avibase - the world bird database
  2. AviList Core Team (2025) AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Bock (1994) History and nomenclature of avian family-group names
  6. Bock (1994) History and nomenclature of avian family-group names
  7. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  8. Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp.
  9. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1515 Laridae rafinesque Schmaltz, 1815 (Aves) and Larini Leconte, 1861 (Insecta, Coleoptera): homonymy removed.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 45, 245-246 (1988)
  10. Murariu (2010) Systematic list of the Romanian vertebrate fauna.
  11. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  12. Rafinesque (1815) Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés
  13. Taxonomikommittén, BirdLife Sverige (2025) Familjelistan. Officiella svenska namn på alla världens fågelfamiljer och högre systematiska grupper, version 22. 5 juni 2025.
  14. Wikispecies (2026) Wikispecies
  15. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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