Species: Larus schistisagus
Slaty-backed Gull
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
goéland à manteau ardoisé
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Other Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae - Larus - in Kamchatka (AOU 1998).
Ecology and Life History
Migration
false - false - true
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Length
64
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-27
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-27
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
BREEDS: northeastern Asia. WINTERS: Bering Sea south to southeastern Asia. Uncommon summer and rare fall visitor to western Alaska. Accidental in Hawaii.