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Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758 Family: Laridae Order: Charadriiformes Back
Laughing gull Aztekenmöwe Mouette atricille Gaviota guanaguanare
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial

Larus atricilla

Post breeding dispersal N, followed by movement S. Those breeding in Florida and West Indies largely resident, but N birds migrate as far as South America. In autumn most ringing recoveries are between Cape Cod and North Carolina, but by Feb most birds are in Central and South America. Most ringed birds recovered as adults were within 50 km (but usually N of) natal colony. Winters from Mexico to S Peru, and from NortH Carolina through Caribbean to Brazil (Amazon). First recorded in Chile in 1990´s. Vagrant to Pacific Is, including Hawaii and Galapagos, and regularly to Europe.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America, South America
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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