| Common gull | |
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| Adult in breeding plumage, Norway | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Species: | L. canus
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| Binomial name | |
| Larus canus | |
The common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic. Most common gulls migrate further south in winter, reaching the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan; northwest European populations are at least partly resident.[2] The closely related short-billed gull was formerly often included in this species, which was then known collectively as "mew gull".
- ^ BirdLife International. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Larus canus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22694308A155576460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694308A155576460.en. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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