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Larus
genus of Laridae within Charadriiformes

trivial name latin name name specimens
Kokmeeuw
Larus ridibundus 		Larus ridibundus 14 14
Zilvermeeuw
Larus argentatus 		Larus argentatus 55 55
Pontische Meeuw
Larus michahellis 		Larus michahellis 8 8
Dunbekmeeuw
Larus genei 		Larus genei 1 1
Zwartkopmeeuw
Larus melanocephalus 		Larus melanocephalus 2 2
Geelpootmeeuw
Larus cachinnans 		Larus cachinnans 13 13
Audouins Meeuw
Larus audouinii 		Larus audouinii 1 1
Japanse Meeuw
Larus crassirostris 		Larus crassirostris 3 3
Stormmeeuw
Larus canus 		Larus canus 15 15
Kleine Mantelmeeuw
Larus fuscus 		Larus fuscus 17 17
Grote Mantelmeeuw
Larus marinus 		Larus marinus 13 13
Ringsnavelmeeuw
Larus delawarensis 		Larus delawarensis 5 5
Prairiemeeuw
Larus californicus 		Larus californicus 2 2
Grote Burgemeester
Larus hyperboreus 		Larus hyperboreus 4 4
Grijskopmeeuw
Larus cirrocephalus 		Larus cirrocephalus 1 1
Kelpmeeuw
Larus dominicanus 		Larus dominicanus 9 9
Reuzenzwartkopmeeuw
Larus ichthyaetus 		Larus ichthyaetus 2 2
Hemprichs Meeuw
Larus hemprichii 		Larus hemprichii 1 1
Pacifische Mantelmeeuw
Larus occidentalis 		Larus occidentalis 1 1
Kamtsjatkameeuw
Larus schistisagus 		Larus schistisagus 5 5
Witkopmeeuw
Larus novaehollandiae 		Larus novaehollandiae 1 1
Lachmeeuw
Larus atricilla 		Larus atricilla 1 1
Witoogmeeuw
Larus leucophthalmus 		Larus leucophthalmus 1 1

species comparison1)

1) According to Hartmann (2000a, 2000b and 2016)

Random specimens

Kokmeeuw
Larus ridibundus
Zilvermeeuw
Larus argentatus
Zilvermeeuw
Larus argentatus
Grote Mantelmeeuw
Larus marinus
Zilvermeeuw
Larus argentatus
Prairiemeeuw
Larus californicus
Pontische Meeuw
Larus michahellis
Zilvermeeuw
Larus argentatus