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

Larus fuscus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 3 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	134 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	rivers and lakes sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats	coastal
Natura 2000 species code	A640

Distribution

Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

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

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

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

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
FI0100017	Finland	Inkoon saaristo	Map
FI0100028	Finland	Laajalahden lintuvesi	Map
FI0100046	Finland	Tuusulanjärven lintuvesi	Map
FI0100052	Finland	Järvisuo-Ridasjärvi	Map
FI0100062	Finland	Vanhankaupunginlahden lintuvesi	Map
FI0100077	Finland	Söderskärin ja Långörenin saaristo	Map
FI0100078	Finland	Pernajanlahtien ja Pernajan saariston merensuojelualue	Map
FI0200026	Finland	Harolanlahti	Map
FI0200027	Finland	Viurilanlahti	Map
FI0200041	Finland	Kulju	Map
FI0200044	Finland	Lautvesi	Map
FI0200057	Finland	Ruissalon lehdot	Map
FI0200058	Finland	Kuusistonlahti	Map
FI0200064	Finland	Seilin saaristo	Map
FI0200072	Finland	Uudenkaupungin saaristo	Map
FI0200074	Finland	Luvian saaristo	Map
FI0200075	Finland	Gummandooran saaristo	Map
FI0200076	Finland	Pooskerin saaristo	Map
FI0200079	Finland	Kokemäenjoen suisto	Map
FI0200089	Finland	Mietoistenlahti	Map
FI0200151	Finland	Preiviikinlahti (SPA)	Map
FI0200152	Finland	Seksmiilarin saaristo	Map
FI0200161	Finland	Pyhäjärvi	Map
FI0200164	Finland	Saaristomeri	Map
FI0309006	Finland	Sarkkilanjärvi	Map
FI0316005	Finland	Kirkkojärven alue	Map
FI0318002	Finland	Kuorsumaanjärvi	Map
FI0319002	Finland	Tervaniemenlahti	Map
FI0334001	Finland	Hirtopohja	Map
FI0338004	Finland	Kukkolanjärvi	Map
FI0349006	Finland	Tykölänjärvi	Map
FI0350001	Finland	Ekojärvi	Map
FI0351001	Finland	Onkemäenjärvi	Map
FI0355009	Finland	Joutsenjärvi	Map
FI0355010	Finland	Hauhusselkä	Map
FI0356005	Finland	Hirvijärvi	Map
FI0406003	Finland	Pyhäjärvi	Map
FI0408001	Finland	Itäisen Suomenlahden saaristo ja vedet	Map
FI0416006	Finland	Heinlahti	Map
FI0500017	Finland	Kyyvesi (SPA)	Map
FI0500025	Finland	Puulavesi	Map
FI0500038	Finland	Putkilahti - Ruskeaperä	Map
FI0500046	Finland	Sysmän lintuvedet	Map
FI0600028	Finland	Suvasveden saaristot	Map
FI0600030	Finland	Sorsaveden saaristo	Map
FI0600036	Finland	Keski-Kallaveden saaristo	Map
FI0600068	Finland	Älänne	Map
FI0700001	Finland	Sysmäjärvi	Map
FI0700006	Finland	Mattisenlahti	Map
FI0700007	Finland	Jouhtenuslampi	Map
FI0700008	Finland	Hovinlampi-Ylälampi	Map
FI0700009	Finland	Peijonniemenlahti	Map
FI0700030	Finland	Särkijärvi	Map
FI0700045	Finland	Ruunaa	Map
FI0800002	Finland	Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas (SPA)	Map
FI0800050	Finland	Ylimysjärvi	Map
FI0800054	Finland	Petolahdenjokisuisto	Map
FI0800056	Finland	Vassorfjärden	Map
FI0800057	Finland	Södra Stadsfjärden-Söderfjärden-Öjen	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
FI0900033	Finland	Eerolanlahti-Rautpohjanlahti	Map
FI0900035	Finland	Keiteleen Listonniemi	Map
FI0900038	Finland	Pieni-Kaihlanen	Map
FI0900059	Finland	Kalajärvi-Kytänneva	Map
FI0900065	Finland	Multarinmeri-Harjuntakanen-Riitasuo	Map
FI0900070	Finland	Kolima-Keitele -koskireitti	Map
FI0900074	Finland	Haapasuo-Syysniemi-Rutajärvi-Kivijärvi	Map
FI0900075	Finland	Suonteen pohjoisosa	Map
FI0900076	Finland	Suonteen eteläosa	Map
FI0900077	Finland	Onkisalo-Herjaanselkä	Map
FI0900078	Finland	Edessalo-Haukkasalo	Map
FI0900079	Finland	Vanhanselkä-Ruppavuori	Map
FI0900081	Finland	Tervajärvi	Map
FI0900083	Finland	Iilijärven alue	Map
FI0900090	Finland	Kivijärvi	Map
FI0900093	Finland	Haukisuo-Härkäsuo-Kukkoneva	Map
FI0900103	Finland	Lapinjärvi-Teerikangas	Map
FI0900119	Finland	Ylä-Keitele	Map
FI0900135	Finland	Ylin	Map
FI0900141	Finland	Ruokolahti-Laikanlahti	Map
FI0900143	Finland	Angesselkä-Puttolanselkä	Map
FI1000003	Finland	Rummelön-Harrbådan	Map
FI1000005	Finland	Rahjan saaristo	Map
FI1000007	Finland	Vihas-Keihäslahti	Map
FI1000010	Finland	Maakannuskarinlahti ja Viirretjoen suisto	Map
FI1000012	Finland	Kalajoen suisto	Map
FI1000033	Finland	Kokkolan saaristo (SPA)	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
FI1101404	Finland	Mursunjärvi-Lammasjärvi-Matilanjärvi-Lamminperä	Map
FI1101614	Finland	Muojärvi	Map
FI1101615	Finland	Suininki	Map
FI1101616	Finland	Kitka	Map
FI1101617	Finland	Isosuo - Kivisuo	Map
FI1101620	Finland	Pötkönsuo	Map
FI1101627	Finland	Särkiperä - Löyhkönen - Antinvaara	Map
FI1101635	Finland	Etelä-Kuusamon metsät	Map
FI1101639	Finland	Kokkojärvi - Kuivajärvi	Map
FI1101642	Finland	Torankijärvi	Map
FI1102200	Finland	Liminganlahti	Map
FI1103000	Finland	Kempeleenlahden ranta	Map
FI1103200	Finland	Akionlahti	Map
FI1104600	Finland	Raahen saaristo	Map
FI1105201	Finland	Säärenperä ja Karinkannanmatala	Map
FI1105202	Finland	Siikajoen lintuvedet ja suot	Map
FI1106002	Finland	Ahmasjärvi	Map
FI1106004	Finland	Tolkansuo	Map
FI1200105	Finland	Oulujärven lintusaaret	Map
FI1200208	Finland	Juortanansalon alue	Map
FI1200220	Finland	Elimyssalon alue	Map
FI1200712	Finland	Säynäjäsuon - Matalasuon alue	Map
FI1200800	Finland	Rumala - Kuvaja - Oudonrimmet	Map
FI1200801	Finland	Painuanlahti	Map
FI1300101	Finland	Pallas-Ounastunturi	Map
FI1300302	Finland	Perämeren saaret	Map
FI1301102	Finland	MUSTARINNAN TUNTURI	Map
FI1302001	Finland	Kevo	Map
FI1301913	Finland	Karunginjärvi	Map
FI0100105	Finland	Kirkkonummen saaristo (SPA)	Map
BEMNZ0002	Belgium	SBZ 1 / ZPS 1	Map
BEMNZ0003	Belgium	SBZ 2 / ZPS 2	Map
FI0700025	Finland	Värtsilän laakso (SPA)	Map
FI1400097	Finland	Märrklobb	Map

Legal status

Legal text	Annex	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
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention)	Initial OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (Reference Number: 2003-14) in addition to Annex V	http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)	Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea	http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Nordlig sildemåke	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EURing code:05911	European bird-ringing
Fauna Europaea search	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
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

No external data sets available for this species

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