Laughing gull
species of bird
The laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a type of gull in North and South America. Laughing gulls are omnivores, they eat plants and animals.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Leucophaeus |
| Species: | L. atricilla
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| Leucophaeus atricilla | |
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Description
changeThe laughing gull breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern parts of South America.
References
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Wikispecies has information on: Leucophaeus atricilla.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Larus atricilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.