California Gull

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q953999
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California Gull

Summary

California Gull is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month, #1,479 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • California Gull's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • California Gull is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • California Gull's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • California Gull is classified within Larus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, California Gull is Larus californicus[7].
  • California Gull's Commons category is recorded as Larus californicus[8].
  • California Gull's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Larus californicus[9].
  • California Gull's Commons gallery is recorded as Larus californicus[10].
  • California Gull's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. californicus'}[11].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwylan Califfornia'}[12].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Gull'}[13].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaliforniermöwe'}[14].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gaviota californiana'}[15].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gavina de Califòrnia'}[16].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'racek mormonský'}[17].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'järvekajakas'}[18].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Præriegråmåke'}[19].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Калифорнийская чайка'}[20].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カリフォルニアカモメ'}[21].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Canadamåge'}[22].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'preerialokki'}[23].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kaliforniai sirály'}[24].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mewa kalifornijska'}[25].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'čajka plavokrídla'}[26].
  • California Gull is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'prärietrut'}[27].

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Classification

California Gull's scientific name is Larus californicus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Larus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwylan Califfornia'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaliforniermöwe'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gaviota californiana'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gavina de Califòrnia'}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'racek mormonský'}[17].

Identifiers

California Gull's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4385[28]. California Gull's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 126681[29]. California Gull's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481146[30]. California Gull's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176829[31].

Why It Matters

California Gull ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month, #1,479 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Larus
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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