WoRMS taxon details
Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813
159077 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159077)
accepted
Species
Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831) · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution North America; very rare but regular visitor to the Atlantic Coast
Distribution North America; very rare but regular visitor to the Atlantic Coast [details]
WoRMS (2025). Larus pipixcan Wagler, 1813. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159077 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 14 1/2" (37 cm); Wingspan: 36" (91 cm) [details]Distribution North America; very rare but regular visitor to the Atlantic Coast [details]
Habitat inland [details]
Reproduction Breeds in the Prairie Provinces and south to Iowa, South Dakota, Utah, and Oregon. Winters along the Gulf coast of the United States, and on the Pacific south to Chile. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | præriemåge | [details] |
| Dutch | Franklins meeuw | [details] |
| English | Franklin's gull | [details] |
| French | mouette de Franklin | [details] |
| German | Präriemöwe | [details] |
| Lithuanian | prerijinis kiras | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | Franklinmåke | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Franklinmåse | [details] |
| Polish | mewa preriowa | [details] |
| Russian | чайка франклинова | [details] |
| Slovenian | prerijski galeb | [details] |
| Spanish | gaviota pipizcán | [details] |
| Swedish | präriemås | [details] |
| Turkish | Franklin martısı | [details] |
| Welsh | gwylan Franklin | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes) (from synonym Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucophaeus pipixcan) (from synonym Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831))
To GenBank (158 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831))
To GenBank (158 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucophaeus pipixcan) (from synonym Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831))
To GenBank (158 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831))
To GenBank (158 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
