Grey Gull
Leucophaeus modestus(Tschudi, JJ, 1843)
English (US) Gray Gull
UK name: Grey Gull
The Grey Gull (Leucophaeus modestus) 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 inland nitrate desert of Chile and at least formerly Peru; ranges to coastal EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Leucophaeus modestus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Gull
- English (UK)
- Grey Gull
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus modestus
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1843)
- Type locality
- Shores of the Pacific Ocean = Lurin, south of Lima, Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 9 p.389
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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