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Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Laridae
genus
Larus
species
Larus occidentalis

Name

Homonyms
Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839
Common names
Amerikansk Svartbag in Danish
Californische Meeuw in Dutch
Gabbiano occidentale in Italian
Gaviota occidental in Spanish
Gaviota occidental in Spanish
Gaviota occidental in Spanish
Gaviota occidental in Spanish
Goéland d'Audubon in French
Goéland d'Audubon in French
Goéland d'Audubon in French
Kaliforniasvartbak in Norwegian
Western Gull in English
Western Gull in English
Western Gull in English
Western Gull in English
Western Gull in English
Western Gull in English
Western Gull in English
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull in English
Western/Yellow-footed Gull in English
Westmöwe in German
Westmöwe in German
amerikanmerilokki in Finnish
gaivota-de-pés-rosados in Portuguese
gaivota-de-pés-rosados in Portuguese
gaivota-de-pés-rosados in Portuguese
gavià occidental in Catalan–Valencian
kiltkajakas in Estonian
mewa zachodnia in Polish
nyugati sirály in Hungarian
racek západní in Czech
rietumu kaija in Latvian
vakarinis kiras in Lithuanian
västtrut in Swedish
western gull in English
western gull in language.
western gull in English
čajka pláštiková in Slovak
Западная чайка in Russian
アメリカオオセグロカモメ in Japanese
西方鷗 in Chinese
西美鸥 in Chinese
Western Gull in English
kaliforniasvartbak in Norwegian Bokmål
Pacifische mantelmeeuw in Dutch
Westmöwe in German
goéland d'Audubon in French
western gull in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Bayne-Jones,S. (1964) Typhus fevers
  3. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  4. Dirk van Peenen,P. F. (1966) Fur, lice and history
  5. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  6. Hardenbergh,W. W. (1955) Control of insects
  7. Peters, James Lee, 1934: null. Check-List of Birds of the World, vol. 2. xvii + 401.
  8. Plotz,H. (1926) Vermin infestation and delousing
  9. Snyder,John C.,Murray,Edward S. (1955) Brill-Zinsser disease: the interepidemic reseroir of epidemic louse-borne typhus fever
  10. Twinn,C. R.,MacNay,C. C. (1943) The control of pediculosis and scabies
  11. Weyer,F. (1959) Biological relationships between lice and microbial agents
  12. et al,M. M. Cole (1952) Sleeve tests with malathion powders against DDT-resistant body lice in Korea
  13. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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