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Larus californicus
California Gull
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		California Gull
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Laridae, Genus Larus, Species Larus californicus


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:		ID: Protected Nongame
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ID: S3B,S2N
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Hole National Battlefield	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Channel Islands National Park
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Crater Lake National Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Devils Postpile National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Manzanar National Historic Site	Missouri National Recreational River
Mount Rainier National Park	Natural Bridges National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sitka National Historical Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tuzigoot National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/3/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 6:59:27 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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