Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
(Great Black-backed Gull)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLarus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
GenusLarus (gulls, sea gulls, seagulls)
FamilyLARIDAE (sea gulls)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull) :
1: Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
2 Jan 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Perched on groyne marker
Image 1: Adult - perched on groyne markerImage 2: Adult - perched on groyne marker (2)
2: Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
2 Jan 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Adult, in winter plumage, on beach
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - lateral viewImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (3)Image 4: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (4)Image 5: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (5)Image 6: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (6)Image 7: Adult - winter plumage - paddling in seaImage 8: Adult - winter plumage - paddling in sea (2)
3: Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
22 Dec 2014 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, in winter plumage, on beach
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - lateral viewImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (3)Image 4: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (4)
4: Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
21 Dec 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Adult, in flight
Image 1: Adult - in flight

Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
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