Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus(NĂ©boux, A-S, 1842)
English (US) Swallow-tailed Gull
The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds Galapagos and Malpelo Island (far west of Colombia); winters to Humboldt Current off Ecuador to northern ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Creagrus furcatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- Described by
- (NĂ©boux, A-S, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus furcatus
- Described by
- (NĂ©boux, A-S, 1842)
- Type locality
- Monterey Bay, California, error = Galdpagos Archipelago.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate La Vénus commandée par Abel du Petit-Thouars Atlas pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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