Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Gaviota de lava, Lava Gull
![Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, 1841), Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/_mg_1338.jpg)
![Leucophaeus fuliginosus, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/dscn2807.jpg)
![Leucophaeus fuliginosus, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/_mg_3446.jpg)
![Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, 1841), Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/_mg_1338.jpg)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Leucophaeus
Species
fuliginosus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Larus fuliginosus Gould, 1841 (GBIF Secretariat, 2021)
Origin: Endemic
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- Wiedenfeld, D.A. Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. (2008) Critical problems for bird conservation in the Galapagos Island. Cotinga 29: 22-27.
- Aguirre, D. (2007) Aspectos etológicos, influencia antropogenica y distribución de la gaviota de lava (Larus fuliginosus); una especie endemica del Archipielago de Galapagos. Disertación para obtención de Licenciatura en Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Central del Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador, 124 pp.
- Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
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"Galapagos Species Database, Leucophaeus fuliginosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16789. Accessed 11 February 2025.