Great Black-backed Gull bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGreater Black-backed Gull, Great-Black-backed Gull
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusLarus
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionNorth Atlantic coasts, from sw, se Greenland, Iceland to nw Europe, Svalbard (n of Norway) and Baltic states (nw Russia); coastal and inland ne Canada to Great Lakes (scarce) and coasts to New Jersey
Non breeding regionto coastal sw Europe (e North Atlantic) and coastal Florida (w North Atlantic)

Great Black-backed Gull bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, juvenile, © Timo Tschentscher
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © Lars Lachmann
    Ireland
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Lars Lachmann
    Ireland
  • 4.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 5.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Canada
  • 7.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 9.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianPulëbardha shpinëzezë
Arabicنورس أسود الظهر كبير, النورس اسود
Azerbaijaniböyük beliqara qağayı, böyük qarabel qağayı
Bashkirдиңгеҙ аҡсарлағы
BasqueKaio beltz, Kaio beltza, Gavinot
BelarusianМарская чайка, Чайка марская
BretonGouelan bras, Ar gouelan bras, Guillou
BulgarianГоляма черногърба чайка
CatalanGavinot, gavinot atlàntic
Chinese大黑背鸥
Chinese (Traditional)大黑背鷗
Chuvashтинĕс чарланĕ
CornishGwylan keyn du
CroatianVeliki tamnoleđi galeb, veliki galeb
Czechracek mořský, racek moøský, Racek morský
DanishSvartbag
DutchGrote Mantelmeeuw
Esperantonigramantela mevo
Estonianmerikajakas
FaroeseBakur, Svartbakur/bakur, Svartbakur
Finnishmerilokki
FrenchGoéland marin, Goéland à manteau noir
FrisianGrutte sjouwerman
GalicianGaivotón atlántico, Gavinot, Gaivotón
Georgianზღვის დიდი თოლია, ზღვის თოლია
GermanMantelmowe, Mantelmöve, Mantelmöwe
GreekΠελαγόγλαρος, Γιγαvτόγλαρoς, Γιγαντόγλαρος
Hebrewשחף ימי
Hungariandolmányos sirály
IcelandicSvartbakur
InuktitutNaajarluk
IrishDroimneach Mór
ItalianMugnaiaccio
Japaneseオオカモメ
KazakhТењіз шағала, теңіз шағаласы
Latvianmelnspārnu kaija, melnspārnu kaija, ķilens
LithuanianBalnotasis kiras, balnuotasis kiras
LuxembourgishMantelméiw
MacedonianГолем црногрб галеб, голем морски галеб, Голем морски галеб
MalteseGawwija Imperjali
ManxJuan Mooar
Northern SamiGáiru
NorwegianStormåse, Svartbak, svartbak, Havskår
Norwegian NynorskSvartbak
Persianکاکایی پشت‌ سیاه بزرگ, کاکایی پشت‌سیاه بزرگ
PolishMewa blada, mewa siodlata, mewa siodłata
PortugueseGaivota-grande, Alcatraz-comum, gaivotão-real, gaivota grande
RomanianPescăruş negru, Pescăruș negru
RomanshMuetta da mar
RussianЧайка морская, Большая морская чайка, Morskaya Chayka, Морская чайка
SerbianВелики галеб, Veliki galeb, Crni galeb
Slovakčajka morská
Slovenianveliki galeb
SpanishGaviota Dorsinegra Mayor, Gaviota de Espalda Negra Mayor, Gaviota Mayor, Gavión atlántico, Gavión, gaviota sombría mayor
Swedishhavstrut
Tatarдиңгез акчарлагы
TurkishBüyük Kara Sırtlı Martı, büyük kara syrtly marty, Büyük Karasırtlı Martı, Büyük Kara-sırtlı Martı, Büyük Siyah Martı
UkrainianМорський мартин, Мартин морський , Великий морський мартин, мартин морський
Uzbekденгиз балиқчиси
WelshGwylan gefnddu fwyaf, Copsyn y môr, Gwylan gefnddu fawr