#leucophaeus atricilla

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BOTD: Laughing Gull

Photo: Andrew Cannizzaro

"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 Atlantic coastal areas north of Florida in winter. Its nesting colonies are localized but often large, sometimes with thousands of nests."

- Audubon Field Guide

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[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Laughing Gull

Image credit: Ianare

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

The Laughing Gull's name comes from its raucous call, which sounds like a high-pitched "ha...ha...ha...". The specific name 'atricilla' comes from Latin 'atra' meaning black, unlucky, or malevolent, and 'cilla' meaning tail. Carl Linnaeus, who coined the species' scientific name in 1758, may have actually intended to write 'atricapilla', meaning black-haired, which would have been more accurate to the bird's appearance.

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[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) © Edouard Traviès

It hatches from black, central, coastal, common, compact, dark, deep, long, neat, northern, red, slender, small, and white eggs.

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[sirinthada]

Finished collage! More happy memories from Montauk. A great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), the largest gull in the world, and a common sight on the East Coast. Also pictured, a laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)—a summer visitor to the Northeast, and year-round on the coasts of the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico. And of course, the charming Montauk Lighthouse in the distance!

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[swede1952]

Gull in the Wind

“A laughing gull gracefully rides the currents, wings outstretched against the pale sky.” - Copilot

I saw this laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) at the beach in Gulfport, Mississippi. In this photo I think the gull was probably in a turn, you'll notice that its wings are vertical yet it head stay steady, straight ahead.

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

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[dyingworld]

laughing gull | Leucophaeus atricilla

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[wildmountainlight]

laughing gulls (leucophaeus atricilla) - june 2022

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[bestgullpoll]

Round 1, Side B: Match 15

[Image ID: Two pictures of gulls. The left is a laughing gull standing on a concrete surface. The right is a red-legged kittiwake standing on a rock. /End ID]

The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) lives and breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. They typically measure 36-41 cm (14-16 in) in length and 98-110 cm (39-43 in) in wingspan. They have a black head, white eye crescents, dark grey upperparts and wings with black tips, reddish-black legs, and red bill. They eat insects, crabs and crab eggs, fish, squid, and carrion. They have also been seen eating the eggs and chicks of other birds.

The red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a small gull breeds on islands in the Bering Sea and spends the winter at sea. They typically measure 35-39 cm (14-15 in) in length and 84-92 cm (33-36 in) in wignspan. They have white underparts and head, dark grey back and wings with black tips, short yellow bill, and red legs. They feed on fish, squid, and invertebrates. They are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

laughing gull image by Ben Keen

red-legged kittiwake image by Dick Daniels

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[doxxeh]

Laughing Gull Skull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

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[flight-freeze-frame]

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

© Dave Spier

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[chickadeefriend]

Laughing gull, herring gull with a hermit crab.

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[the-pasta-pack]

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla).

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[floridensis]

laughing gulls

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[snailkites]

Some gulls. (Ring-billed, Laughing, and Lesser Black-backed)

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[birdwatcher-posts-blog]

Gaviota Reidora. Leucophaeus atricilla. Laughing Gull. 

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[swede1952]

I see you.

Just in case up the birds aren't paying attention when you're out on the beach, here is a laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) staring me down yesterday as it flew past while I was taking its picture.

"The oldest known Laughing Gull was at least 22 years old when it was killed in Maine in 2009, the same state where it had been banded in 1987." - allaboutbirds.org

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