Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Family Laridae Higher classification Gulls Order Shorebirds | |
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Lower classifications Laughing gull, Franklin's gull, Dolphin gull, Grey gull, Lava gull | ||
Ashy drongo dicrurus leucophaeus
Leucophaeus is a small genus of medium-sized New World gulls, most of which are dark in plumage, usually with white crescents above and below the eyes. They were placed in the genus Larus until recently. The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "white", and phaios, "dusky".
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Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull national park sumapaz
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Leucophaeus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA