Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 10,586
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "white", and phaios, "dusky". The specific pipixcan is a Nahuatl name for a type of gull. The English common name was given to commemorate the arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who led an expedition in 1825 on which the type was collected.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Franklin's gull”.