Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan - Mouette de Franklin

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Leucophaeus
Species
:
pipixcan

Descriptor

Wagler, 1831

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: 87 à 91 cm.
Weight
: 250 à 300 g

Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Mouette de Franklin,
Gaviota pipizcan,
gaivota-das-pradarias,
Präriemöwe,
prérisirály,
Franklins Meeuw,
Gabbiano di Franklin,
präriemås,
Franklinmåke,
čajka prériová,
racek vnitrozemský,
Præriemåge,
preerianaurulokki,
Franklinmeeu,
gavina de Franklin,
Sléttumáfur,
mewa preriowa,
prēriju kaija,
prerijski galeb,
Чайка Франклина,
アメリカズグロカモメ,
弗氏鸥,
präriemås,
弗氏鷗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), S

easonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land