Lava gull | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Leucophaeus |
Species: | L. fuliginosus
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Binomial name | |
Leucophaeus fuliginosus (Gould, 1841)
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Synonyms | |
Larus fuliginosus |
The lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus), also known as the dusky gull,[2] is a medium-sized gull and a member of the "hooded gull" group. It is most closely related to the Laughing gull and Franklin's gull[3] and is the rarest gull in the world. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
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