Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia - Mouette de Bonaparte

Mouette de Bonaparte
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Chroicocephalus

  • Species
    :

    philadelphia

Descriptor

Ord, 1815

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 30 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 78 à 84 cm.
  • Weight
    : 200 à 250 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette de Bonaparte
adult plum. breeding
Mouette de Bonaparte
adult plum. post breeding

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Mouette de Bonaparte,
  • Gaviota de Bonaparte,
  • garrincho-americano,
  • Bonapartemöwe,
  • Bonaparte-sirály,
  • Kleine Kokmeeuw,
  • Gabbiano di Bonaparte,
  • trädmås,
  • Kanadahettemåke,
  • čajka čiernozobá,
  • racek Bonapartův,
  • Bonapartemåge,
  • kuusilokki,
  • gavina de Bonaparte,
  • Trjámáfur,
  • mewa kanadyjska,
  • melnknābja ķīris,
  • ameriški rečni galeb,
  • Бонапартова чайка,
  • ボナパルトカモメ,
  • 伯氏鸥,
  • trädmås,
  • 小黑頭鷗,

Voice song and call

Mouette de Bonaparte
adult plum. transition

Habitat

Mouette de Bonaparte
adult plum. post breeding

Forest : Boreal ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries

Geographic range

Distribution

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

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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