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Larus californicus
California Gull
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

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

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


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:		CA: WL
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: S4
Evidence:		32 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 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
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	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
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:	7/18/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 10:52:13 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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