European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Larus
- eBird Code
- euhgul1
Subspecies (2)
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Larus argentatus argentatus
breeds Scandinavia to Kola Peninsula (northwestern Russia); winters northern and western Europe
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Larus argentatus argenteus
breeds Iceland, Faroe, and British Isles to western Germany; winters to northern Iberia
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.