Gray Gull
Leucophaeus modestus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
Le Goéland gris (Larus modestus ou Leucophaeus modestus) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Laridae. Description C'est un laridé de taille moyenne (environ 45 cm). Sa particularité est d'être une espèce essentiellement nocturne.
The grey gull, also known as garuma gull (Leucophaeus modestus), is a medium-sized gull native to South America. Unusual among gulls, it breeds inland in the extremely dry Atacama Desert in northern Chile, although it is present as a non-breeding bird along much of the Pacific coast of South America. Description The sexes are similar in grey gulls.
La gaviota garuma o gaviota gris (Leucophaeus modestus, antes Larus modestus) es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Laridae autóctona de Sudamérica, aunque solo cría en el desierto de Atacama. Descripción Es una gaviota sin dimorfismo sexual. Cabeza blanca en verano, y gris pardusca en invierno, cuerpo gris y más oscuro en partes superiores.
Distribution
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