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title: "Lesser Black-backed Gull"
description: "Larus fuscus — Uccelli. The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-black-backed-gull
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Black-backed Gull

> Larus fuscus — Uccelli. The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe.

- Scientific name: *Larus fuscus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 67226
- Wikidata: [Q27160](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27160)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4381](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4381)

## Names

- en: Lesser Black-backed Gull
- de: Heringsmöwe
- es: Gaviota Sombría
- fr: Goéland brun
- pt: Gaivota-de-asa-escura
- pl: Mewa żółtonoga

## Countries with the most observations

US (10099), RU (9629), GB (9606), PT (5134), ES (4620), NL (2004), FR (1774), CA (1442), DE (1131), IS (1040), NO (1015), FI (877)

## Summary

The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. However, it has increased dramatically in North America, especially along the east coast. Formerly just a winter visitor to North America, it now occurs in large numbers some winters and birds are recorded year-round. However, there is serious concern about decline in many parts of its range. The species is on the UK Amber List because the UK is home to 40 per cent of the European population and more than half of these are found…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_black-backed_gull

## Photo

![Lesser Black-backed Gull](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-black-backed-gull/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252013201

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-black-backed-gull?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).