Franklin's gull | |
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In Calgary, Alberta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Leucophaeus |
Species: | L. pipixcan
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Binomial name | |
Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831)
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Breeding Migration Nonbreeding
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Synonyms | |
Larus pipixcan |
Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull.[2] The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "white", and phaios, "dusky". The specific pipixcan is a Nahuatl name for a type of gull.[3][4]
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