Franklin's gull / Präriemöwe (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Leucophaeus (Leucophaeus); Family Gulls (Laridae)
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull.[2] 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.[3][4] [more]