Species profile
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Quick answer
Black-hooded in summer with a descending laugh.
- Scientific name
- Leucophaeus atricilla
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Leucophaeus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Beaches, harbours
Recording Laughing Gull in your journal
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