Laughing Gull Identification - All About Birds
Breeding adults have a black head, thin white eye crescents, and a red bill. Nonbreeding adults have a bit of black smudging behind the eye, but are otherwise white with a medium gray back. Note the small white spots on the primaries. Medium-sized …
Laughing gull - Wikipedia
The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North America, …
Laughing Gull Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
The adult Laughing Gull removes the eggshells from the nest after the eggs hatch. If the shells are not removed, a piece can become lodged on top of the slightly smaller unhatched third egg and prevent it from hatching. Nest colonies in the northeastern United States were nearly eliminated by egg and plume hunters in the late 19th century.
Laughing Gull - eBird
The most common black-hooded gull on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America; common in the Caribbean and on both coasts of Central America and northern South America. Almost exclusively coastal, especially on beaches and mudflats; rarely ventures far inland.
Laughing Gull | Audubon Field Guide
The strident laughing calls of this well-named gull are among the most characteristic sounds around tidewater along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, especially in summer. It seems to be mostly a warm-weather bird, with the majority departing from …
Laughing Gull - Ornithology
The adult Laughing Gull is easily identified by its contrasting plumage. During the breeding season, adults have a black head, a white eye-ring, a dark gray back and a white body. The outer half of the wings are black in flight but only wingtips are visible when folded.
Laughing Gull - Birds of Puerto Rico
The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North America, …
laughing gull - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
An adult laughing gull is 16 to 17 inches long. The male and female are similar in appearance. The body feathers are white, and the wing feathers are long and dark gray wings with black tips.
laughing gull. Leucophaeus atricilla. Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Chordata. Class: Aves. Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae . FEATURES. An adult laughing gull is 16 to 17 inches long. The male and female are similar in appearance. The body feathers are white, and the wing feathers are long and dark gray wings with black tips. The tail
Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla - Oiseaux.net
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.