Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan(Wagler, JG, 1831)
English (US) Franklin's Gull
The Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) 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 prairie marshes of western and northern Alberta eastward to southwestern Manitoba, and southward from east-central Oregon to northwestern Minnesota; winters coasts from Ecuador (including Galapagos) to central ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Franklin's Gull
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus Pipixcan
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1831)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 24 col.515
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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