Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Charadriiformes > Family Laridae > Genus Larus

Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Larus*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: pulëbardha kokëzezë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): svartehavsmåke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: sorthovedet måge sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: zwartkopmeeuw sources: Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.

English: Mediterranean; Mediterranean gull sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

English-United States: Mediterranean; Mediterranean Gull sources: Charles Hussey

French: mouette mélanocéphale sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

German: Schwarzkopfmöwe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Μαυροκέφαλος γλάρος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): שחף שחור-ראש sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: gabbiano corallino sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: juodagalvis kiras sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: svartehavsmåke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: svartehavsmåke sources: Man. Orn. [Temminck] ed. 2 2 p. 777

Norwegian Nynorsk: svartehavsmåse sources: Man. Orn. [Temminck] ed. 2 2 p. 777

Nynorsk (Norwegian): svartehavsmåse sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: mewa czarnogłowa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Romanian: pescăruşul cu cap negru sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: черноголовая чайка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: črnoglavi galeb sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: gaviota cabecinegra sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: svarthuvad mås sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: Akdeniz martısı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Мартин середземноморський sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: gwylan Môr y Canoldir

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (229 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137147

Drs Cees Roselaar. Larus melanocephalus Temminck, 1820. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96926