Scientific Name
Larus atricilla
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (THST)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
laughing 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 | Leucophaeus |
Species | Larus atricilla |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Maryland State Rank: S1B (Breeding status is highly state rare and critically imperiled)--Maryland Natural Heritage Program, 10/17/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
10/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Nistico 1995, Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. October 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C. (3) Maryland Department of Natural Resources. December 2003. Rare, threatened, and endangered animals of Maryland. Tawes State Office Building. Annapolis, MD. 16pp.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Neotropical migrant: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006; Summer and Fall: Nistico, 1995.; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
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