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Genus: Leucophaeus

Description

Five gull species from the Americas.

Taxonomy

Leucophaeus is a genus in the Family Laridae.
All species were formerly placed in the genus Larus.


Genus Leucophaeus viewedit
L. scoresbii Dolphin Gull
L. modestus Gray Gull
L. atricilla Laughing Gull
L. pipixcan Franklin's Gull
L. fuliginosus Lava Gull

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.

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