| Caspian gull | |
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| Adult in summer plumage, Romania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Species: | L. cachinnans
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| Binomial name | |
| Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
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| Range of L. cachinnans Breeding Resident Non-breeding
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The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means 'laughing', from cachinnare 'to laugh'.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Larus cachinnans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22735929A132665415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22735929A132665415.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 82, 219. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.