Birds of the World

○ ← CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) →

Genus: Leucophaeus (5 species)


Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus) Range: NA, MA, SA: islands off w North Atlantic coast of Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas; Yucatan Pen.; Gulf of California to Colima; West Indies, islands off Yucatan Pen., and islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago and to French Guiana John Lloyd State Park, Florida, USA Breeding Colors
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) Range: NA, MA, SA: islands off w North Atlantic coast of Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas; Yucatan Pen.; Gulf of California to Colima; West Indies, islands off Yucatan Pen., and islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago and to French Guiana Sanibel Island, Florida,
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus) Immature Range: NA, MA, SA: islands off w North Atlantic coast of Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas; Yucatan Pen.; Gulf of California to Colima; West Indies, islands off Yucatan Pen., and islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago and to French Guiana Key Biscayne, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.


Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) Range: SA: coasts of Galápagos Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Grey Gull (Leucophaeus modestus) Range: SA: Atacama Desert (n Chile) Nacional Reserva Paracas, Peru
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Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Range: NA: prairie marshes of w, n Alberta and ec Oregon to sw Manitoba (wc, ec Canada) and nw Minnesota Nacional Reserva Paracas, Peru
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Similar to northern hemisphere Laughing Gull, but a bit smaller.


Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii) Range: SA: coastal c, s Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; Falkland Is. Ushuaia, Argentina
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba