Scientific Name
    Larus marinus
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
            Park
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    great black-backed gull
            Park Synonyms
    
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Animalia | 
| Subkingdom | Bilateria | 
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia | 
| Phylum | Chordata | 
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | 
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | 
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | 
| Class | Aves | 
| Order | Charadriiformes | 
| Family | Laridae | 
| Genus | Larus | 
| Species | Larus marinus | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 1/17/2007.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 1/17/2007.
        
            Abundance
    Rare
    Abundance Notes
    2 individuals observed between 2003-2004; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 1/17/2007 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
        
        Seasonality Tags
        - 
            Resident
                Temperate migrant; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 1/17/2007 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
2    
    References
    
    Vouchers
    
0    
            External Links
    
0    
            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
            Created Date
    12/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
            Last Modified Date
    1/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Data Source: GEWA_Bradshaw_Bird_Inventory_2004.mdb, Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. November 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) Roble, S. M. 2006. Natural Heritage Resources of Virginia: Rare Animal Species. Natural Heritage Technical Report 6-10. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, Virginia. 44pp. (3) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C.
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