Lava Gull

Leucophaeus fuliginosus - Mouette obscure

Mouette obscure
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Leucophaeus

  • Species
    :

    fuliginosus

Descriptor

Gould, 1841

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 55 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette obscure
adult
Mouette obscure
adult

Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Mouette obscure,
  • Gaviota fuliginosa,
  • gaivota-da-lava,
  • Lavamöwe,
  • lávasirály,
  • Lavameeuw,
  • Gabbiano della lava,
  • lavatrut,
  • Lavamåke,
  • čajka lávová,
  • racek lávový,
  • Lavamåge,
  • laavalokki,
  • gavina de lava,
  • mewa galapagoska,
  • Тёмная чайка,
  • イワカモメ,
  • 岩鸥,
  • 岩鷗,

Voice song and cries

Mouette obscure
adult

Habitat

Mouette obscure
adult

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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