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Chroicocephalus

Synonyms: Atricilla

Wikipedia Abstract

Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were once included in the genus Larus. Some authorities also include the Saunders's gull in Chroicocephalus. The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".
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Species

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Brown-headed Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus bulleri (Black-billed Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Grey-hooded Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus cucullatus
Chroicocephalus genei (Slender-billed Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Hartlaub's Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus maculipennis (Brown-hooded Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte's Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Common Black-headed Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus saundersi (Saunders's Gull) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus scopulinus (Red-billed Gull) (Attributes)
Chroicocephalus serranus (Andean Gull) (Attributes)
Larus franklinii

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0