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| Larus canus |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Common gull |
Goéland cendré |
Gaviota cana |
Sturmmöwe |
| Migration: intracontinental |
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Fairly migratory. E Siberian birds winter from S Ussuriland coast and S Japan to SE Asia. C Russian breeders
winter in Baltic, Balkan and Caspian Seas and in Middle East, Some moving to S Asia. Those breeding in
Finland winter from Denmark to Britain, while other European birds winter from Baltic to Brittany, with few
reaching Mediterranean. Birds wintering in Scotland undergo synchronous emigration to Scandinavia in Apr.
Alaskan birds winter along Pacific coast to Baja California. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J
(eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia, South & Southeast
Asia, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |