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title: "Gaivota-da-arménia"
description: "Larus armenicus — Aves. The Armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a large gull found in the Caucasus and the Middle East."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/armenian-gull
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gaivota-da-arménia

> Larus armenicus — Aves. The Armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a large gull found in the Caucasus and the Middle East.

- Scientific name: *Larus armenicus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1711
- Wikidata: [Q683138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683138)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144523](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144523)

## Names

- en: Armenian Gull
- de: Armenienmöwe
- es: Gaviota Armenia
- fr: Goéland d'Arménie
- nl: Armeense meeuw
- pt: Gaivota-da-arménia
- pl: Mewa armeńska

## Countries with the most observations

GE (424), AM (296), IL (241), TR (227), CY (19), JO (11), EG (10), IQ (5), IR (5)

## Summary

The Armenian gull (Larus armenicus) is a large gull found in the Caucasus and the Middle East. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the European herring gull (L. argentatus), but is now generally considered to be a separate species, although BirdLife International lumps it with the yellow-legged gull (L. michahellis).

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

## Photo

![Gaivota-da-arménia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/armenian-gull/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63974002

## Machine access

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