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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
18/04/2024 07:40:08 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Grey Gull*
Id (Atlas):
Larus modestus
Description (10 )
Grey Gull
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Other Names (World)
Grey Gull, Gray Gull
Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Size
45 - 46 cm
First Described (Guide )
Tschudi, 1843
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Panama, Peru.
Unknown to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Inland deserts (mainly Atacama) of northern Chile and probably southern Peru; feeding birds and non-breeders range along coast from Ecuador (Manta, virtually on equator) south to south-central Chile (Valdivia).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 25,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Mole crabs. Also, fish, nereid worms and offal.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)... )
Listen to XC47015
Grey Gull (Leucophaeus modestus ) [XC47015 ]
by Guillermo Egli from Lagunas de Mejia, Arequipa, Peru (call)
Listen to XC856823
Grey Gull (Leucophaeus modestus ) [XC856823 ]
by Scott Olmstead from Avenida Espana (near Valpara\u00edso), Valparaiso, Valpara\u00edso, Chile (call)
Nest
A scrape in the sand, usually near rocks, on barren montane desert, 35 - 100 km inland.
Subspecies
Most closely related to Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Grey Gull see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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