Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (56)
- Subspecies (2)
Joanna Burger
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 4, 2015
Text last updated June 4, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Roetvlerkmeeu |
| Asturian | Gaviota ridora americana |
| Basque | Antxeta mokogorri amerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Ацтекска чайка |
| Catalan | gavina capnegra americana |
| Chinese | 笑鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 笑鸥 |
| Croatian | astečki galeb |
| Czech | racek karibský |
| Danish | Lattermåge |
| Dutch | Lachmeeuw |
| English | Laughing Gull |
| English (United States) | Laughing Gull |
| Finnish | nokisiipilokki |
| French | Mouette atricille |
| French (France) | Mouette atricille |
| Galician | Gaivota alegre |
| German | Aztekenmöwe |
| Greek | Αζτεκόγλαρος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mòv tèt nwa |
| Hebrew | שחף צוחק |
| Hungarian | Kacagó sirály |
| Icelandic | Hláturmáfur |
| Italian | Gabbiano sghignazzante |
| Japanese | ワライカモメ |
| Latvian | Acteku kaija |
| Lithuanian | Karibinis kiras |
| Norwegian | lattermåke |
| Polish | mewa karaibska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gaivota-alegre |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivota-alegre |
| Romanian | Pescăruș râzător american |
| Russian | Ацтекская чайка |
| Serbian | Američki crnoglavi galeb |
| Slovak | čajka aztécka |
| Slovenian | Azteški galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Guanaguanare |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviota reidora |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Galleguito |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gaviota Cabecinegra |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gaviota Risueña |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Gaviota reidora |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gaviota Gallega |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota guanaguanare |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Gaviota Reidora |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Guanaguanare |
| Swedish | sotvingad mås |
| Turkish | Gülen Martı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин карибський |
| Zulu | unochwebohlekayo |
Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Larus Atricilla
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.136.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America = Bahama Islands, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
- atricilla
- Atricilla
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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