Larus smithsonianus Coues 1862 (gull)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Full reference: E. Coues. 1862. Revision of the gulls of North America; based upon specimens in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14:291-312

Belongs to Larus according to E. Coues 1862

Sister taxa: Larus (Larus), Larus argentatus, Larus atricilla, Larus brachyrhynchus, Larus cachinnans, Larus californicus, Larus canus, Larus chalcopterus, Larus delawarensis, Larus dolnicensis, Larus dominicanus, Larus elmorei, Larus fuscus, Larus glaucescens, Larus glaucus, Larus heermanni, Larus hutchinsii, Larus hyperboreus, Larus lacus, Larus leucopterus, Larus marinus, Larus occidentalis, Larus oregonus, Larus perpetuus, Larus pristinus, Larus raemdonckii, Larus robustus, Larus utunui

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Larus smithsonianus in the database

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