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Scientific Name
Larus brachyrhynchus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Larus brachyrhynchus Richardson, 1831
Park
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
short-billed gull
Park Synonyms
Larus canus
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 brachyrhynchus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
- Migratory
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lise Grace
Created Date
12/23/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lgrace@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/11/2026 4:04:47 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: A few sightings around Ross Lake in summer (Stevens 1973), Park Species Data Source: Stevens et al, 1973.
Update: Formerly reported as mew gull (Larus canus) but that species was split in 2021 into short-billed gull (Larus brachyrhynchus, Pacific coast) and common gull (Larus canus, Euarasian and casual visitor in eastern US). See Chesler et al. 2021 (https://americanornithology.org/in-with-the-old-out-with-the-mew-2021-checklist-update/)
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