Genus
Larus (Large white-headed gulls)
Larus glaucescens. Photo: (c) karorem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Larus is a large genus of gulls with worldwide distribution (although by far the greatest species diversity is in the Northern Hemisphere). The genus name is from Ancient Greek laros (λάῥος) or Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Family: Laridae (Gulls, terns, and skimmers)
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Subfamily: Larinae (Gulls)
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Genus: Larus (Large white-headed gulls)
- Species: Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed gull)
- Species: Larus glaucoides (Iceland gull) (1)
- Species: Larus argentatus (Herring gull) (1)
- Species: Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged gull)
- Species: Larus californicus (California gull)
- Species: Larus heermanni (Heermann’s gull)
- Species: Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous gull)
- Species: Larus occidentalis (Western gull)
- Species: Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed gull)
- Species: Larus brachyrhynchus (Short-billed gull)
- Hybrid: Larus glaucescens × occidentalis (Olympic gull)
- Hybrid: Larus glaucescens × hyperboreus (Seward gull)
- Hybrid: Larus argentatus × glaucescens (Cook inlet gull)
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Genus: Larus (Large white-headed gulls)
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Subfamily: Larinae (Gulls)
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Family: Laridae (Gulls, terns, and skimmers)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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