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[[Image:10884IMG 1894 Larus modestus-juv.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br />Lima, [[Peru]], October 2005 ]] | [[Image:10884IMG 1894 Larus modestus-juv.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br />Lima, [[Peru]], October 2005 ]] | ||
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Rocky coasts. | Rocky coasts. |
Revision as of 00:38, 12 July 2014
- Leucophaeus modestus
Larus modestus
Identification
45 cm
Distribution
This smart-looking small gull is endemic to areas where it has access to the Humboldt Current off western South America: found in Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which is sometimes placed in genus Larus.
Habitat
Rocky coasts.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of mole crabs; also fish and offal.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray_Gull