Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
(Lesser Black-backed Gull)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLarus fuscus (Lesser 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 fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull) :
1: Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, in flight
Image 1: Adult - in flight
2: Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flight
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - in flight sequence of photos

Larus fuscus (Lesser 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 fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
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