Species

Leucophaeus pipixcan (Franklin’s gull)

Leucophaeus pipixcan. Photo: (c) georg32sea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Franklin’s gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. 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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Laridae (Gulls, terns, and skimmers)
        Subfamily: Larinae (Gulls)
        Genus: Leucophaeus (Hooded gulls)
        Species: Leucophaeus pipixcan (Franklin’s gull)

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