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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)

About Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

The laughing gull 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.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2006-12-11

    Isla Santa Cruz - Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
    Image from 2006-12-11
  • 2007-06-14

    Cape May National Wildlife Refuge - Deleware Bay, United States of America
    Image from 2007-06-14
    Image from 2007-06-14
  • 2007-06-15

    Jake's Landing, United States of America
    Image from 2007-06-15
  • 2007-06-15

    Belleplain State Forest, United States of America
    Continuously heard flying overhead.
  • 2007-10-17

    Sontecomapan, Mexico
    Image from 2007-10-17
  • 2008-01-04

    Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
  • 2008-07-13

    Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America
  • 2009-01-14

    Cozumel, Mexico
  • 2009-01-22

    Cay Caulker, Belize
  • 2009-02-18

    Parque National Palo Verde, Costa Rica
  • 2009-02-24

    Puerto Jiminez, Costa Rica
    Image from 2009-02-24
  • 2009-02-25

    Corcovado National Park - La Sirena, Costa Rica
  • 2009-03-18

    Mogue, Panama
  • 2010-02-18

    Patzcuaro, Mexico
  • 2010-06-21

    Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
  • 2013-04-16

    Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), United States of America
  • 2013-04-17

    Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America
  • 2013-04-17

    Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, United States of America
  • 2013-04-18

    Galveston Island, United States of America
  • 2013-04-19

    Bolivar Peninsula, United States of America
  • 2016-07-17

    Avalon, United States of America
  • 2021-07-18

    Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America
  • 2021-07-19

    Stone Harbor Wetlands Institute, United States of America
  • 2021-07-20

    Cape May Ferry to Cape Henelope, Deleware, United States of America
  • 2023-05-16

    Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America
  • 2023-05-17

    Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
  • 2023-05-17

    Stone Harbor Point, United States of America
  • 2023-05-17

    Stone Harbor Wetlands Institute, United States of America
  • 2023-05-18

    Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
  • 2023-05-18

    Higbee Beach, United States of America
  • 2023-05-18

    Shell Bay Landing, United States of America
  • 2023-05-18

    Cape May National Wildlife Refuge - Two Mile Beach, United States of America
  • 2023-05-19

    Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
  • 2023-05-20

    Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, United States of America
  • 2024-01-26

    Havana, Cuba
  • 2024-02-02

    Laguna de Leche, Cuba
  • 2024-02-03

    Cayo Coco, Cuba
  • 2024-03-31

    Parque Nacional Huatulco, Mexico
  • 2024-10-14

    Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia
  • 2025-03-21

    Carlisle Bay, Barbados
  • 2025-03-26

    Grenada Airport Beach, Grenada
  • 2025-03-29

    Soufriere Harbor, Saint Lucia
  • 2025-04-06

    Dominica Whale Watching, Dominica
  • 2025-04-12

    St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
  • 2025-04-13

    St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
  • 2025-04-13

    Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda
  • 2025-04-14

    Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda
  • 2025-04-14

    McKinnon's Pond, Antigua and Barbuda