A photo of a Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for 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. The two subspecies are: L. a. megalopterus – which can be seen from southeast Canada down to Central America, and L. a. atricilla which appears from the West Indies to the Venezuelan islands. The laughing gull was long placed in the genus Larus until its present placement in Leucophaeus, which follows the American Ornithologists' Union.
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Dela Bee
Sunday 26 Mar 2023 - 2:23pm
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Alexis Skinner
Sunday 26 Mar 2023 - 11:14am
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Daniel Laurel
Wednesday 22 Mar 2023 - 3:12am
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Amanda Knoblock
Sunday 19 Mar 2023 - 11:38pm
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