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 LC    Swallow-tailed Gull* Id (Atlas):
    Creagrus furcatus

Description (10)
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Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Size
55 - 60 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Néboux, 1842)

Range (Guide)
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Vagrant to Panama.

Galapagos, mainly in eastern half of archipelago; also Malpelo I, off western Colombia.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 35,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

 
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) [XC59987]
     by Eric DeFonso from Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador (song)

 
Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) [XC114013]
     by Eric DeFonso from Isla Genovesa (landing beach), Galapagos, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) - 10 files


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