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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | This genus, if recognized, would include [[Dolphin Gull]], [[ | + | This genus, if recognized, would include [[Dolphin Gull]], [[Gray Gull]], [[Laughing Gull]], [[Franklin's Gull]], and [[Lava Gull]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Leucophaeus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Laridae|Laridae]]. It is recognized by e.g., BOU, but not (yet?) by the major world-wide checklists; these place this gull in genus ''[[: Category:Larus|Larus]]''. | ''Leucophaeus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Laridae|Laridae]]. It is recognized by e.g., BOU, but not (yet?) by the major world-wide checklists; these place this gull in genus ''[[: Category:Larus|Larus]]''. | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 12 September 2008
Genus: Leucophaeus
Description
This genus, if recognized, would include Dolphin Gull, Gray Gull, Laughing Gull, Franklin's Gull, and Lava Gull.
Taxonomy
Leucophaeus is a genus in the Family Laridae. It is recognized by e.g., BOU, but not (yet?) by the major world-wide checklists; these place this gull in genus Larus.
Reference
J.-M. Pons, A. Hassanin, and P.-A. Crochet. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37:686–699.
Pages in category ‘Leucophaeus’
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
