Franklin's gull is a small gull. The genus name "Leucophaeus" is from Ancient Greek "leukos", "white", and "phaios", "dusky". The specific "pipixcan" is a Nahuatl name for a type of gull.
Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Aug 30, 2014. Captured Aug 30, 2014 11:36 in 101 Benoni Avenue, Oxford, MD 21654, USA.
