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Genus: ''Leucophaeus''
 
Genus: ''Leucophaeus''
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
This genus, if recognized, would include [[Dolphin Gull]], [[Gray Gull]], [[Laughing Gull]], [[Franklin's Gull]], and [[Lava Gull]].  
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Five gull species from the Americas.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
''Leucophaeus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Laridae|Laridae]]. It is recognized by e.g., BOU, but not (yet?) by the major world-wide checklists; these place this gull in genus ''[[: Category:Larus|Larus]]''.
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''Leucophaeus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Laridae|Laridae]].<br />
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All species were formerly placed in the genus ''[[: Category:Larus|Larus]]''.
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==Reference==
 
==Reference==
 
J.-M. Pons, A. Hassanin, and P.-A. Crochet. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 37:686–699.
 
J.-M. Pons, A. Hassanin, and P.-A. Crochet. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 37:686–699.
  
 
[[Category:Laridae]]
 
[[Category:Laridae]]

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Genus: Leucophaeus

Description

Five gull species from the Americas.

Taxonomy

Leucophaeus is a genus in the Family Laridae.
All species were formerly placed in the genus Larus.


Genus Leucophaeus viewedit
L. scoresbii Dolphin Gull
L. modestus Gray Gull
L. atricilla Laughing Gull
L. pipixcan Franklin's Gull
L. fuliginosus Lava Gull

Reference

J.-M. Pons, A. Hassanin, and P.-A. Crochet. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37:686–699.

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