OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Leucophaeus ("dusky white") pipixcan (Nahuatl word for a type of gull)
Adult Breeding plumage Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) in Alberta, Canada - July 2024
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 200-300g / Length: 32-36cm / Wingspan: 85-95cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
An endemic breeder to the Great Plains and unusually for Gulls, rarely seen at the Coast in North America, except on passage. At the beginning of the breeding season they develop a faint pink tint on the chest and abdomen but the pigments decay over time and it is generally lost by the end of the breeding season.
Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Leucophaeus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
CANADA -Breeds on central prairies
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Seen in Alberta in the vicinity of Lake Saskatoon
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
No comments:
Post a Comment