Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla - Mouette atricille

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Leucophaeus

  • Species
    :

    atricilla

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 46 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 102 à 107 cm.
  • Weight
    : 275 à 400 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette atricille
adult plum. breeding
Mouette atricille
adult plum. breeding

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Leucophaeus atricilla atricilla (West Indies to n Venezuelan islands)
  • Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus (coastal se Canada, e and s USA to e Central America, sw USA, w Mexico)

Foreign names

  • Mouette atricille,
  • Gaviota guanaguanare,
  • gaivota-alegre,
  • Aztekenmöwe,
  • kacagó sirály,
  • Lachmeeuw,
  • Gabbiano sghignazzante,
  • sotvingad mås,
  • Lattermåke,
  • čajka aztécka,
  • racek karibský,
  • Lattermåge,
  • nokisiipilokki,
  • gavina capnegra americana,
  • Hláturmáfur,
  • mewa karaibska,
  • acteku kaija,
  • azteški galeb,
  • Ацтекская чайка,
  • ワライカモメ,
  • 笑鸥,
  • 笑鷗,

Voice song and cries

Mouette atricille
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Mouette atricille
adult plum. post breeding

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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