Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Charadriiformes (shorebirds and relatives)
        
        Family Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
        
        Subfamily Larinae (gulls and kittiwakes)
        
        Genus Larus (gulls)
        
        Species Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull)
        
        Subspecies Larus fuscus fuscus
        
        Subspecies Larus fuscus graellsii
        
        Subspecies Larus fuscus heuglini
        
        Subspecies Larus fuscus intermedius