Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Laridae > Genus: Larus > Species: Larus fuscus > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Larus fuscus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758	Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L. (1983)
Larus fuscus graellsii Brehm, 1857	PESI webservices (simplified taxonony) (2012)

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	489 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A183

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
BEMNZ0001	Belgium	Vlaamse Banken	Map
CY6000002	Cyprus	ALYKES LARNAKAS	Map
EE0010171	Estonia	Kolga lahe	Map
EE0010173	Estonia	Lahemaa	Map
EE0040001	Estonia	Väinamere	Map
EE0040346	Estonia	Pärnu lahe	Map
EE0040412	Estonia	Kahtla-Kübassaare	Map
EE0040418	Estonia	Kasti lahe	Map
EE0040434	Estonia	Kura kurgu	Map
EE0040441	Estonia	Kaugatoma-Lõu	Map
EE0060270	Estonia	Vaindloo	Map
EE0080571	Estonia	Võrtsjärve	Map
ES0000001	Spain	Illas Cíes	Map
ES0000004	Spain	Lagunas de Villafáfila	Map
ES0000011	Spain	Monte de El Pardo	Map
ES0000014	Spain	Monfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno	Map
ES0000039	Spain	Jandía	Map
ES0000068	Spain	Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de Pela	Map
ES0000069	Spain	Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra Bermeja	Map
ES0000070	Spain	Sierra de San Pedro	Map
ES0000071	Spain	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Map
ES0000078	Spain	Es Vedrà - Es Vedranell	Map
ES0000081	Spain	Cap Enderrocat - Cap Blanc	Map
ES0000084	Spain	Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera	Map
ES0000089	Spain	Valle del Tiétar y embalses de Rosarito y Navalcán	Map
ES0000119	Spain	Carrizales y sotos de Aranjuez	Map
ES0000142	Spain	Cortados y cantiles de los ríos Jarama y Manzanares	Map
ES0000143	Spain	Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel y Ría de Ajo	Map
ES0000144	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai	Map
ES0000169	Spain	Río Tajo en Castrejón, islas de Malpica de Tajo y Azután	Map
ES0000176	Spain	Costa da Morte (Norte)	Map
ES0000184	Spain	Valle del Tiétar - ZEPA	Map
ES0000188	Spain	Valles del Voltoya y el Zorita - ZEPA	Map
ES0000189	Spain	Campo Azálvaro - Pinares de Peguerinos - ZEPA	Map
ES0000190	Spain	Encinares de los ríos Adaja y Voltoya - ZEPA	Map
ES0000191	Spain	Embalse del Ebro	Map
ES0000197	Spain	Acantilados del Monte Hacho	Map
ES0000200	Spain	Isla Grosa	Map
ES0000211	Spain	Desembocadura del riu Millars	Map
ES0000216	Spain	La Nava-Campos Sur	Map
ES0000221	Spain	Sa Dragonera	Map
ES0000222	Spain	La Trapa	Map
ES0000260	Spain	Mar Menor	Map
ES0000317	Spain	Penarronda-Barayo	Map
ES0000318	Spain	Cabo Busto-Luanco	Map
ES0000319	Spain	Ría de Ribadesella-Ría de Tinamayor	Map
ES0000324	Spain	Embalse de Arrocampo	Map
ES0000325	Spain	Campiña sur - Embalse de Arroyo Conejos	Map
ES0000326	Spain	Embalse de Borbollón	Map
ES0000327	Spain	Embalse de los Canchales	Map
ES0000328	Spain	Embalse de Montijo	Map
ES0000329	Spain	Embalse de Valdecañas	Map
ES0000330	Spain	Embalse de Valuengo	Map
ES0000333	Spain	Llanos de Zorita y Embalse de Sierra Brava	Map
ES0000334	Spain	Sierras Centrales y Embalse de Alange	Map
ES0000359	Spain	Campos de Alba	Map
ES0000367	Spain	La Serena y Sierras Periféricas	Map
ES0000369	Spain	Llanos de Alcantara y Brozas	Map
ES0000393	Spain	Azud de Badajoz	Map
ES0000395	Spain	Charca la Vega del Machal	Map
ES0000396	Spain	Embalse de Horno-Tejero	Map
ES0000397	Spain	Embalse de la Serena	Map
ES0000398	Spain	Llanos y Complejo Lagunar de la Albuera	Map
ES0000399	Spain	Embalse del Zujar	Map
ES0000400	Spain	Arrozales de Palazuelo y Guadalperales	Map
ES0000407	Spain	Nacimiento del Río Gevora	Map
ES0000408	Spain	Vegas del Ruecas, Cubilar y Moheda Alta	Map
ES0000409	Spain	Complejo Lagunar Ejido Nuevo	Map
ES0000410	Spain	Complejo los Arenales	Map
ES0000412	Spain	Charca la Torre	Map
ES0000413	Spain	Charca Arce de Abajo	Map
ES0000415	Spain	Embalse de Alcántara	Map
ES0000416	Spain	Embalse de Aldea del Cano	Map
ES0000417	Spain	Embalse de Brozas	Map
ES0000418	Spain	Embalse de Talaván	Map
ES0000421	Spain	Embalse Gabriel y Galán	Map
ES0000434	Spain	Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera	Map
ES1110005	Spain	Costa da Morte	Map
ES1200022	Spain	Playa de Vega	Map
ES1200047	Spain	Yacimientos de Icnitas	Map
ES1300007	Spain	Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel	Map
ES2110011	Spain	Zadorraren sistemako urtegiak / Embalses del sistema del Zadorra	Map
ES2130003	Spain	Barbadungo Itsasadarra / Ría del Barbadun	Map
ES2130005	Spain	Gaztelugatxeko Doniene / San Juan de Gaztelugatxe	Map
ES2130007	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai	Map
ES2130010	Spain	Lea ibaia / Río Lea	Map
ES4130003	Spain	Picos de Europa en Castilla y León	Map
ES4130035	Spain	Valle de San Emiliano	Map
ES4140036	Spain	La Nava-Campos Norte	Map
ES4180017	Spain	Riberas de Castronuño	Map
ES4310004	Spain	Dehesas de Jerez	Map
ES4310009	Spain	Puerto Peña - los Golondrinos	Map
ES5310023	Spain	Illots de Ponent d'Eivissa	Map
ES5310024	Spain	La Mola	Map
ES5310025	Spain	Cap de Barbaria	Map
ES6310001	Spain	Calamocarro-Benzú	Map
ES7010035	Spain	Playa de Sotavento de Jandía	Map
FI0200075	Finland	Gummandooran saaristo	Map
FI0200079	Finland	Kokemäenjoen suisto	Map
FI0200089	Finland	Mietoistenlahti	Map
FI0200151	Finland	Preiviikinlahti (SPA)	Map
FI0318002	Finland	Kuorsumaanjärvi	Map
FI0355010	Finland	Hauhusselkä	Map
FI0600068	Finland	Älänne	Map
FI0800002	Finland	Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas (SPA)	Map
FI0800054	Finland	Petolahdenjokisuisto	Map
FI0800056	Finland	Vassorfjärden	Map
FI0800060	Finland	Kuivasjärvi	Map
FI0800061	Finland	Edesjärvi	Map
FI0800067	Finland	Sandsundsfjärden	Map
FI0800130	Finland	Merenkurkun saaristo	Map
FI0800132	Finland	Luodon saaristo	Map
FI0800133	Finland	Uudenkaarlepyyn saaristo	Map
FI0800134	Finland	Kristiinankaupungin saaristo	Map
FI0800135	Finland	Närpiön saaristo	Map
FI0900027	Finland	Pyhäjärvi	Map
FI0900035	Finland	Keiteleen Listonniemi	Map
FI0900038	Finland	Pieni-Kaihlanen	Map
FI0900059	Finland	Kalajärvi-Kytänneva	Map
FI0900065	Finland	Multarinmeri-Harjuntakanen-Riitasuo	Map
FI0900074	Finland	Haapasuo-Syysniemi-Rutajärvi-Kivijärvi	Map
FI0900078	Finland	Edessalo-Haukkasalo	Map
FI0900090	Finland	Kivijärvi	Map
FI0900103	Finland	Lapinjärvi-Teerikangas	Map
FI0900119	Finland	Ylä-Keitele	Map
FI0900141	Finland	Ruokolahti-Laikanlahti	Map
FI1100201	Finland	Hailuoto, pohjoisranta	Map
FI1100202	Finland	Kirkkosalmi	Map
FI1100203	Finland	Isomatala-Maasyvänlahti	Map
FI1100204	Finland	Ojakylänlahti ja Kengänkari	Map
FI1100600	Finland	Hiastinlahti	Map
FI1102200	Finland	Liminganlahti	Map
FI1103200	Finland	Akionlahti	Map
FI1104600	Finland	Raahen saaristo	Map
FI1105201	Finland	Säärenperä ja Karinkannanmatala	Map
FI1105202	Finland	Siikajoen lintuvedet ja suot	Map
FI1200208	Finland	Juortanansalon alue	Map
FI1200220	Finland	Elimyssalon alue	Map
FI1300101	Finland	Pallas-Ounastunturi	Map
FI1300302	Finland	Perämeren saaret	Map
FI1302001	Finland	Kevo	Map
FR2110001	France	Lacs de la forêt d'Orient	Map
FR2110002	France	Lac du Der	Map
FR2112004	France	Confluence des vallées de la Meuse et de la Chiers	Map
FR2112009	France	Étangs d'Argonne	Map
FR2310045	France	Littoral seino-marin	Map
FR2510037	France	Chausey	Map
FR2510048	France	Baie du Mont Saint Michel	Map
FR2510099	France	Falaise du Bessin Occidental	Map
FR2512001	France	Littoral augeron	Map
FR2612002	France	Vallée de la Loire de Iguerande à Decize	Map
FR4310027	France	Vallons de la Drésine et de la Bonavette	Map
FR5210090	France	Marais salants de Guérande, traicts du Croisic, dunes de Pen Bron	Map
FR5210115	France	Basses vallées angevines et prairies de la Baumette	Map
FR5310011	France	Côte de Granit Rose-Sept Iles	Map
FR5310050	France	Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Est	Map
FR5310054	France	Ilôt du Trévors	Map
FR5310055	France	Cap Sizun	Map
FR5310057	France	Archipel de Glénan	Map
FR5310070	France	Tregor Goëlo	Map
FR5310072	France	Ouessant-Molène	Map
FR5310073	France	Baie de Morlaix	Map
FR5310074	France	Baie de Vilaine	Map
FR5310086	France	Golfe du Morbihan	Map
FR5310092	France	Rivière de Pénerf	Map
FR5310093	France	Baie de Quiberon	Map
FR5310095	France	Cap d'Erquy-Cap Fréhel	Map
FR5410012	France	Anse du Fier d'Ars en Ré	Map
FR5412005	France	Vallée de la Charente moyenne et Seugnes	Map
FR5412025	France	Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente	Map
FR7210065	France	Marais du Nord Médoc	Map
FR7210077	France	Barthes de l'Adour	Map
FR8212002	France	Écozone du Forez	Map
FR8310066	France	Monts et Plomb du Cantal	Map
FR8310079	France	Val d'Allier Bourbonnais	Map
FR9310019	France	Camargue	Map
FR9312005	France	Salines de l'Étang de Berre	Map
IE0000101	Ireland	Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC	Map
IE0000111	Ireland	Aran Island (Donegal) Cliffs SAC	Map
IE0000154	Ireland	Inishtrahull SAC	Map
IE0000181	Ireland	Rathlin O'Birne Island SAC	Map
IE0000204	Ireland	Lambay Island SAC	Map
IE0000507	Ireland	Inishkea Islands SAC	Map
IE0000707	Ireland	Saltee Islands SAC	Map
IE0000781	Ireland	Slaney River Valley SAC	Map
IE0001021	Ireland	Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands SAC	Map
IE0001040	Ireland	Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC	Map
IE0001501	Ireland	Erris Head SAC	Map
IE0001774	Ireland	Lough Carra/Mask Complex SAC	Map
IE0002165	Ireland	Lower River Shannon SAC	Map
IE0002170	Ireland	Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC	Map
IE0002172	Ireland	Blasket Islands SAC	Map
IE0002301	Ireland	River Finn SAC	Map
IE0004002	Ireland	Saltee Islands SPA	Map
IE0004003	Ireland	Puffin Island SPA	Map
IE0004004	Ireland	Inishkea Islands SPA	Map
IE0004008	Ireland	Blasket Islands SPA	Map
IE0004022	Ireland	Ballycotton Bay SPA	Map
IE0004023	Ireland	Ballymacoda Bay SPA	Map
IE0004028	Ireland	Blackwater Estuary SPA	Map
IE0004029	Ireland	Castlemaine Harbour SPA	Map
IE0004030	Ireland	Cork Harbour SPA	Map
IE0004032	Ireland	Dungarvan Harbour SPA	Map
IE0004042	Ireland	Lough Corrib SPA	Map
IE0004050	Ireland	Lough Arrow SPA	Map
IE0004057	Ireland	Lough Derg (Donegal) SPA	Map
IE0004062	Ireland	Lough Mask SPA	Map
IE0004063	Ireland	Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA	Map
IE0004068	Ireland	Inishmurray SPA	Map
IE0004069	Ireland	Lambay Island SPA	Map
IE0004083	Ireland	Inishbofin, Inishdooey and Inishbeg SPA	Map
IE0004084	Ireland	Inishglora and Inishkeeragh SPA	Map
IE0004092	Ireland	Tacumshin Lake SPA	Map
IE0004095	Ireland	Kilcolman Bog SPA	Map
IE0004100	Ireland	Inishtrahull SPA	Map
IE0004114	Ireland	Illaunonearaun SPA	Map
IE0004120	Ireland	Rathlin O'Birne Island SPA	Map
IE0004125	Ireland	Magharee Islands SPA	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT2070020	Italy	Torbiere d'Iseo	Map
IT2080301	Italy	Boschi del Ticino	Map
IT20B0009	Italy	Valli del Mincio	Map
IT3210018	Italy	Basso Garda	Map
IT4040014	Italy	Valli Mirandolesi	Map
IT4050022	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Map
IT4050023	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Budrio e Minerbio	Map
IT4050024	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Bentivoglio, S. Pietro in Casale, Malalbergo e Baricella	Map
IT4060001	Italy	Valli di Argenta	Map
IT4060002	Italy	Valli di Comacchio	Map
IT4060003	Italy	Vene di Bellocchio, Sacca di Bellocchio, Foce del Fiume Reno, Pineta di Bellocchio	Map
IT4060004	Italy	Valle Bertuzzi, Valle Porticino - Canneviè	Map
IT4060005	Italy	Sacca di Goro, Po di Goro, Valle Dindona, Foce del Po di Volano	Map
IT4060008	Italy	Valle del Mezzano	Map
IT8010018	Italy	Variconi	Map
IT8030010	Italy	Fondali marini di Ischia, Procida e Vivara	Map
IT8030011	Italy	Fondali marini di Punta Campanella e Capri	Map
IT8030012	Italy	Isola di Vivara	Map
IT8030024	Italy	Punta Campanella	Map
IT8030038	Italy	Corpo centrale e rupi costiere occidentali dell'Isola di Capri	Map
IT8030039	Italy	Settore e rupi costiere orientali dell'Isola di Capri	Map
IT8050009	Italy	Costiera amalfitana tra Maiori e il Torrente Bonea	Map
IT8050036	Italy	Parco marino di S. Maria di Castellabate	Map
IT8050048	Italy	Costa tra Punta Tresino e le Ripe Rosse	Map
IT9220055	Italy	Bosco Pantano di Policoro e Costa Ionica Foce Sinni	Map
ITA040001	Italy	Isola di Linosa	Map
ITA040002	Italy	Isola di Lampedusa e Lampione	Map
ITA050001	Italy	Biviere e Macconi di Gela	Map
ITA070001	Italy	Foce del Fiume Simeto e Lago Gornalunga	Map
ITA090014	Italy	Saline di Augusta	Map
MT0000015	Malta	L-Inhawi tal-Ghadira	Map
NL9801001	Netherlands	Waddenzee	Map
NL9802025	Netherlands	Veerse Meer	Map
PLB040003	Poland	Dolina Dolnej Wisły	Map
PLB140004	Poland	Dolina Środkowej Wisły	Map
PLB220003	Poland	Pobrzeże Słowińskie	Map
PLB220004	Poland	Ujście Wisły	Map
PLB280003	Poland	Jezioro Łuknajno	Map
PTCON0019	Portugal	Rio Minho	Map
PTCON0020	Portugal	Rio Lima	Map
PTZPE0001	Portugal	Estuários dos Rios Minho e Coura	Map
PTZPE0009	Portugal	Ilhas Berlengas	Map
PTZPE0010	Portugal	Estuário do Tejo	Map
PTZPE0011	Portugal	Estuário do Sado	Map
PTZPE0013	Portugal	Lagoa de Santo André	Map
PTZPE0014	Portugal	Lagoa da Sancha	Map
PTZPE0015	Portugal	Costa Sudoeste	Map
PTZPE0017	Portugal	Ria Formosa	Map
PTZPE0018	Portugal	Sapais de Castro Marim	Map
PTZPE0050	Portugal	Cabo Espichel	Map
SE0230055	Sweden	Sankt Anna och Gryts skärgårdar	Map
SE0230090	Sweden	Bråviken yttre	Map
SE0230138	Sweden	Åsvikelandet-Kvädö	Map
SE0230139	Sweden	Dannskären	Map
SE0610001	Sweden	Millesvik och Lurö skärgård	Map
SE0610006	Sweden	Värmlandsskärgården	Map
SE0630027	Sweden	Eggegrund och Gråsjälsbådan	Map
SE0820035	Sweden	Rödkallen-SörÄspen	Map
SE0820167	Sweden	Muddus	Map
UK9003091	United Kingdom	Ailsa Craig	Map
UK9004171	United Kingdom	Forth Islands	Map
UK9005103	United Kingdom	Ribble and Alt Estuaries	Map
UK9005151	United Kingdom	Bowland Fells	Map
UK9009112	United Kingdom	Alde-Ore Estuary	Map
UK9014051	United Kingdom	Skomer, Skokholm and the Seas off Pembrokeshire / Sgomer, Sgogwm a Moroedd Penfro	Map
UK9020288	United Kingdom	Isles of Scilly	Map
IT8050010	Italy	Fasce litoranee a destra e a sinistra del Fiume Sele	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
ES6200006	Spain	Espacios Abiertos e Islas del Mar Menor	Map
BEMNZ0004	Belgium	SBZ 3 / ZPS 3	Map
PTCON0012	Portugal	Costa Sudoeste	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
FR8312002	France	Haut Val d'Allier	Map
ES4310010	Spain	La Serena	Map
ITA040013	Italy	Arcipelago delle Pelagie - area marina e terrestre	Map
ES4320065	Spain	Embalse de Petit I	Map
SKUEV0313	Slovakia	Devinske jazero	Map
ES4250001	Spain	Sierra de San Vicente y valles del Tiétar y Alberche	Map
FR9312015	France	Étangs entre Istres et Fos	Map
IT1315719	Italy	Torrente Nervia	Map
FI1301913	Finland	Karunginjärvi	Map
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
ITA050012	Italy	Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela	Map
IT20B0501	Italy	Viadana, Portiolo, San Benedetto Po e Ostiglia	Map
ES4310024	Spain	Río Guadamez	Map
ES6310002	Spain	Zona marítimo-terrestre del Monte Hacho	Map
IT1315720	Italy	Fiume Roia	Map
IT1180028	Italy	Fiume Po - tratto vercellese alessandrino	Map
ES4320061	Spain	Arroyos Patana y Regueros	Map
ES4320077	Spain	Monfragüe	Map
ES4310026	Spain	Río Guadiana Alto - Zujar	Map
PTCON0011	Portugal	Estuário do Sado	Map
FR7212002	France	Rochers de Biarritz : le Bouccalot et la Roche ronde	Map
FI0100105	Finland	Kirkkonummen saaristo (SPA)	Map
FR5212002	France	Vallée de la Loire de Nantes aux Ponts-de-Cé et ses annexes	Map
PLB080005	Poland	Jeziora Pszczewskie i Dolina Obry	Map
FR3112002	France	Les "Cinq Tailles"	Map
ES4320063	Spain	Embalse Arce de Abajo	Map
IT8010028	Italy	Foce Volturno - Variconi	Map
IT8030006	Italy	Costiera amalfitana tra Nerano e Positano	Map
ES3110004	Spain	Cuenca del río Manzanares	Map
BG0002041	Bulgaria	Kompleks Ropotamo	Map
FR1112012	France	Boucles de Moisson, de Guernes et de Rosny	Map
PLH220023	Poland	Ostoja Słowińska	Map
FR5312002	France	Ilôts Notre-Dame et Chevret	Map
FR8312003	France	Gorges de la Sioule	Map
FR1112003	France	Boucles de la Marne	Map
PTCON0006	Portugal	Arquipélago da Berlenga	Map
ES3110006	Spain	Vegas, cuestas y páramos del sureste de Madrid	Map
FR8212020	France	Lac Léman	Map
ES6320001	Spain	Zona marítimo terrestre de los acantilados de Aguadú	Map
ES3110002	Spain	Cuenca del río Lozoya y Sierra Norte	Map
FR8312013	France	Val d'allier Saint Yorre-Joze	Map
ES4320071	Spain	Ríos Alagon y Jerte	Map
NL3009008	Netherlands	Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Map
CY4000001	Cyprus	PERIOCHI POLIS - GIALIA	Map
FR8312005	France	Planèze de Saint Flour	Map
IT8030027	Italy	Scoglio del Vervece	Map
ES4320013	Spain	Granadilla	Map
IT1345109	Italy	Montemarcello	Map
IT8010029	Italy	Fiume Garigliano	Map
ITA070029	Italy	Biviere di Lentini, tratto mediano e foce del Fiume Simeto e area antistante la foce	Map
FR8312010	France	Gorges de la Truyère	Map
CY3000005	Cyprus	KAVO GKREKO	Map
IT8030026	Italy	Rupi costiere dell'Isola di Ischia	Map
BG0000242	Bulgaria	Zaliv Chengene skele	Map
BG0002048	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
IT9320302	Italy	Marchesato e Fiume Neto	Map
FR7212010	France	Barrage d'Artix et saligue du Gave de Pau	Map
IT8030009	Italy	Foce di Licola	Map
FR5212003	France	Vallée de la Loire des Ponts-de-Cé à Montsoreau	Map
FR5212007	France	Marais du Mès, baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer	Map
FR5312004	France	Camaret	Map
ES4310015	Spain	Río Alcarrache	Map
IT8030013	Italy	Isolotto di S. Martino e dintorni	Map
NL3009009	Netherlands	Duinen Vlieland	Map
ES5310005	Spain	Badies de Pollença i Alcúdia	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
ITA050011	Italy	Torre Manfria	Map
IT1323202	Italy	Isola Bergeggi - Punta Predani	Map
FR7212013	France	Estuaire de la Bidassoa et baie de Fontarabie	Map
FR8312011	France	Pays des Couzes	Map
IT9220090	Italy	Costa Ionica Foce Bradano	Map
SKUEV0314	Slovakia	Morava	Map
PTCON0009	Portugal	Estuário do Tejo	Map
IT8050018	Italy	Isolotti Li Galli	Map
IT1332614	Italy	Pineta - Lecceta di Chiavari	Map
IT3340006	Italy	Carso Triestino e Goriziano	Map
IT1332717	Italy	Foce e medio corso del Fiume Entella	Map
BG0000273	Bulgaria	Burgasko ezero	Map
ES4320060	Spain	Arroyos Barbaon y Calzones	Map
IT1332603	Italy	Parco di Portofino	Map
IT20B0017	Italy	Ansa e Valli del Mincio	Map
IT3311001	Italy	Magredi di Pordenone	Map
PLH220033	Poland	Dolna Wisła	Map
BG0002010	Bulgaria	Yazovir Pyasachnik	Map
FR8312009	France	Gorges de la Loire	Map
ES4320064	Spain	Embalse de Lancho	Map
ES6200007	Spain	Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo	Map
ES2110021	Spain	Guardiako aintzirak / Lagunas de Laguardia	Map
IT1343502	Italy	Parco della Magra - Vara	Map
ES4310017	Spain	Río Aljucén Bajo	Map
CY4000007	Cyprus	XEROS POTAMOS	Map
IT8030002	Italy	Capo Miseno	Map
IT8050054	Italy	Costiera Amalfitana tra Maiori e il Torrente Bonea	Map
PTCON0013	Portugal	Ria Formosa / Castro Marim	Map
BG0000152	Bulgaria	Pomoriysko ezero	Map
ROSPA0076	Romania	Marea Neagră	Map
ROSPA0053	Romania	Lacul Bugeac	Map
ROSPA0022	Romania	Comana	Map
ROSPA0015	Romania	Câmpia Crișului Alb și Crișului Negru	Map
ROSPA0026	Romania	Cursul Dunării - Baziaș - Porțile de Fier	Map
ROSPA0060	Romania	Lacurile Tașaul - Corbu	Map
ROSPA0010	Romania	Bistreț	Map
ROSPA0056	Romania	Lacul Oltina	Map
ROSPA0057	Romania	Lacul Siutghiol	Map
ROSPA0052	Romania	Lacul Beibugeac	Map
ROSPA0037	Romania	Dumbrăvița - Rotbav - Măgura Codlei	Map
ROSPA0031	Romania	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Map
ROSPA0054	Romania	Lacul Dunăreni	Map
ROSPA0007	Romania	Balta Vederoasa	Map
BG0002051	Bulgaria	Kaliakra	Map
BG0002050	Bulgaria	Durankulashko ezero	Map
BG0002043	Bulgaria	Emine	Map
BG0000156	Bulgaria	Shablenski ezeren kompleks	Map
BG0000271	Bulgaria	Mandra - Poda	Map
BG0002060	Bulgaria	Galata	Map
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PLH040039	Poland	Włocławska Dolina Wisły	Map
FR5312010	France	Dunes et côtes de Trévignon	Map
FR5212014	France	Estuaire de la Loire - Baie de Bourgneuf	Map
FR7212016	France	Panache de la Gironde	Map
FR7212019	France	Tête de Canyon du Cap Ferret	Map
FR5212015	France	Secteur marin de l'île d'Yeu jusqu'au continent	Map
FR5312011	France	Iles Houat-Hoëdic	Map
FR5212013	France	Mor Braz	Map
FR5412026	France	Pertuis charentais - Rochebonne	Map
ES0000451	Spain	Montdúver-Marjal de la Safor	Map
ES0000450	Spain	Marjal i Estanys d'Almenara	Map
ES90ATL01	Spain	El Cachucho	Map
ES0000470	Spain	Marjal dels Moros (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000471	Spain	l'Albufera (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000468	Spain	Serra d'Espadà (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000467	Spain	Prat de Cabanes i Torreblanca (ZEPA)	Map
ES1200016	Spain	Ría del Eo	Map
ES1200006	Spain	Ría de Villaviciosa	Map
ES4310003	Spain	Complejo Lagunar de la Albuera	Map
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CY3000008	Cyprus	LIMNI PARALIMNIOU	Map
CY4000018	Cyprus	EKBOLES POTAMON EZOUSAS, XEROU, KAI DIARIZOU	Map
CY4000010	Cyprus	CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY4000023	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
IE0004136	Ireland	Clare Island SPA	Map
IE0004175	Ireland	Deenish Island and Scariff Island SPA	Map
IE0004182	Ireland	Mid-Clare Coast SPA	Map
FR7212018	France	Bassin d'Arcachon et banc d'Arguin	Map
FR7212017	France	Au droit de l'étang d'Hourtin-Carcans	Map
AT2209000	Austria	Niedere Tauern	Map
AT1202V00	Austria	March-Thaya-Auen	Map
ES1200055	Spain	Cabo Busto-Luanco	Map
ES0000484	Spain	el Fondo d'Elx-Crevillent (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000487	Spain	Marjal de Pego-Oliva (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000486	Spain	Salines de Santa Pola (ZEPA)	Map
ES0000485	Spain	Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (ZEPA)	Map
ES5310128	Spain	Cap Enderrocat i cap Blanc	Map
IT3340007	Italy	Area marina di Miramare	Map
ES0000497	Spain	Espacio marino de la Costa da Morte	Map
ES0000531	Spain	Espacio marino de La Bocayna	Map
ES0000530	Spain	Espacio marino de Mogán-La Aldea	Map
ES0000492	Spain	Espacio marino de los Islotes de Portios-Isla Conejera-Isla de Mouro	Map
ES0000513	Spain	Espacio marino del Baix Llobregat-Garraf	Map
ES0000504	Spain	Bahía de Málaga-Cerro Gordo	Map
ES0000519	Spain	Espacio marino del poniente de Mallorca	Map
ES0000516	Spain	Espacio marino del poniente y norte de Ibiza	Map
ES0000512	Spain	Espacio marino del Delta de l'Ebre-Illes Columbretes	Map
ES0000495	Spain	Espacio marino de Punta de Candelaria-Ría de Ortigueira-Estaca de Bares	Map
ES0000494	Spain	Espacio marino de Cabo Peñas	Map
ES0000521	Spain	Espacio marino del norte y oeste de Menorca	Map
ES0000498	Spain	ZEPA Banco de Galicia	Map
ES0000532	Spain	Espacio marino de los Islotes de Lanzarote	Map
ES0000507	Spain	Espacio marino de los Islotes Litorales de Murcia y Almería	Map
ES0000490	Spain	Espacio marino de la Ría de Mundaka-Cabo de Ogoño	Map
ES0000499	Spain	Espacio marino de las Rías Baixas de Galicia	Map
ES0000527	Spain	Espacio marino de los Acantilados de Santo Domingo y Roque de Garachico	Map
ES0000518	Spain	Espacio marino del sur de Mallorca y Cabrera	Map
ES0000522	Spain	Espacio marino del sureste de Menorca	Map
ES0000515	Spain	Espacio marino de Formentera y del sur de Ibiza	Map
ES0000523	Spain	Espacio marino de la zona occidental de El Hierro	Map
ES0000501	Spain	Espacio marino del Tinto y del Odiel	Map
ES0000508	Spain	Espacio marino de Tabarca-Cabo de Palos	Map
ES0000506	Spain	Bahía de Almería	Map
ES0000528	Spain	Espacio marino del Roque de la Playa	Map
ES0000535	Spain	ZEPA Banco de la Concepción	Map
ES0000524	Spain	Espacio marino de los Roques de Salmor	Map
ES0000517	Spain	Espacio marino del levante de Ibiza	Map
ES0000525	Spain	Espacio marino del norte de La Palma	Map
ES0000510	Spain	Plataforma-talud marinos del Cabo de la Nao	Map
ES0000496	Spain	Espacio marino de la Costa de Ferrolterra-Valdoviño	Map
ES0000500	Spain	Golfo de Cádiz	Map
ES0000529	Spain	Espacio marino de Anaga	Map
ES0000502	Spain	Espacio marino de la Bahía de Cádiz	Map
ES0000514	Spain	Espacio marino de l'Empordà	Map
ES0000520	Spain	Espacio marino del norte de Mallorca	Map
ES0000526	Spain	Espacio marino de La Gomera-Teno	Map
CY3000002	Cyprus	SPA KAVO GKREKO	Map
PTZPE0060	Portugal	Aveiro/ Nazaré	Map
PTZPE0061	Portugal	Cabo Raso	Map
IT9120012	Italy	Scoglio dell'Eremita	Map
SE0420360	Sweden	Nordvästra Skånes havsområde	Map
UK9020326	United Kingdom	Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary	Map

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Gaivota-d'asa-escura	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gaviota Sombría	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Goéland brun	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Heringsirály	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Heringsmöwe	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kleine Mantelmeeuw	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lesser Black-backed Gull	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Selkälokki	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Silltrut	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zafferano	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:05910	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

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