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The Laughing Gull, scientifically known as *Leucophaeus atricilla*, is a species of bird within the family Laridae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758. Its parent taxon is *Leucophaeus*. While the World Register of Marine Species lists the taxon as unaccepted, it is recognized as a valid species in other databases.
This gull has a wingspan of 1050 and a mass of 300. Its range includes Brazil, South America, Africa, and Belém. The species is not considered extinct. Other common names for this bird include Aztekenmöwe, Gaviota guanaguanare, and gavina capnegra americana.
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Species
Laughing Gull
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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- Parent taxon
- Leucophaeus
- Mass
- 300
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- Laughing Gull in winter plumage, Lido Beach, Florida.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named from its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Two subspecies are accepted, L. a. atricilla, which occurs from the West Indies to the Venezuelan islands, and L. a. megalopterus, which occurs from southeast Canada down to Central America. The laughing gull was long placed in the genus Larus until its present placement in Leucophaeus.
Taxonomy
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