Biology:Leucophaeus
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Leucophaeus is a small genus of medium-sized New World gulls, most of which are dark in plumage, usually with white crescents above and below the eyes. They were placed in the genus Larus until recently.[1] The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "white", and phaios, "dusky".[2]
Species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin gull
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Leucophaeus scoresbii (Traill, 1823) |
coasts of Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Grey gull
|
Leucophaeus modestus (Tschudi, 1843) |
Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile,
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Lava gull
|
Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, 1841) |
Galapagos Islands
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
| Laughing gull
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Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Two subspecies
|
the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Franklin's gull
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Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831) |
Argentina, the Caribbean, Chile, Peru, and Canada
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
- ↑ Pons J.M.; Hassanin, A.; Crochet P.A. (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers". Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 37 (3): 686–699. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.011. PMID 16054399. Bibcode: 2005MolPE..37..686P. http://isyeb.mnhn.fr/IMG/pdf/5_Pons_J.-M._Hassanin_A._Crochet_P.-A._2005.pdf. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
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