Warbla · Library
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus · Family Laridae
Larus argentatus
Family Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 7,708,979
- Countries and territories with records
- 110
About this species
This species has 7,708,979 occurrence records from 110 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Belgium (20.8%), the United Kingdom (14.2%), the Netherlands (11.1%), France (10.8%) and Sweden (10.7%); together they account for 67.6% of the total. In Belgium, this species accounts for 7.5% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Larus argentatus combines the genus name Larus with the species epithet argentatus. The Warbla app catalog lists 24 species of the genus Larus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Larus delawarensis, Larus fuscus and Larus smithsonianus.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 101 species of the family Laridae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Larus delawarensis. Its record count is 8.8 times the family average (874,525). The family Laridae belongs to the order Charadriiformes, which has 340 species in the Warbla app catalog.