Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Gull, Mew Gull)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLarus canus (Common Gull, Mew 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 canus (Common Gull, Mew Gull) :
1: Larus canus (Common Gull, Mew Gull)
4 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adults and juveniles perching on a rail over water
Image 1: Mixed winter plumage adults and second winter juveniles perched on a rail

Larus canus (Common Gull, Mew Gull) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Larus canus (Common Gull, Mew Gull)
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