Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe.
The bird is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa.
Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.
The genus name Larus is from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.
Fuscus is a Latin adjective meaning "dark," "swarthy," "dusky," or "brown", and can also describe a "hoarse" or "husky" voice. While it is a Latin term, it is frequently associated with the Greek prefix phae- or phaeo- (from phaios, meaning "dusky" or "gray-brown") when used in scientific or taxonomic naming conventions to describe similar dark or somber colorations.











