• Old latin name for bird Larus atricilla, Atricilla catesbaei

Laughing Gullbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Guillermo Funes
    El Salvador
  • 3.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Laughing Gull

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion islands off w North Atlantic coast of Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas; Yucatan Pen.; Gulf of California to Colima; West Indies, islands off Yucatan Pen., and islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago and to French Guiana

Laughing Gull subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Leucophaeus atricilla atricillaWest Indies, islands off Yucatan Pen., islands n of Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and to French Guianato ne BrazilNo
Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterusislands off w North Atlantic coast of se Canada (sporadic or formerly), Maine to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to s Texas, Salton Sea (se California; formerly), Gulf of California to Colimato e Pacific coast from n Baja California (nw Mexico) to s Peru and GalápagosNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansLagmeeu
BasqueGavina capnegra americana
BelarusianАцтэкская чайка
Bengali঴াচ঳য গাঙচচর
BretonGouelan-c'hoarzher
BulgarianКарибска чайка, Ацтекска чайка
Catalangavina capnegra americana, Gavina capnegre americana
Chinese笑鷗, 笑鸥
Chinese (Traditional)笑鷗
Croatianastečki galeb, Američki crnoglavi galeb
CzechRacek atlantický, racek karibský
DanishLattermåge
DutchLachmeeuw
EsperantoAmerika ridmevo, nigraflugila mevo
Estonianrandkajakas
FaroeseLáturmási
Finnishnokisiipilokki
FrenchMouette rieuse d'Amérique, Moulette atricille, Mouette atricille, Goéland atricille, Mouette à tête noire
FrisianSkatterkob
GalicianGaivota alegre, Gavina capnegra americana
GermanAztekenmowe, Atzekenmöwe, Aztekenmöwe
GreekΑζτεκόγλαρoς, Αζτεκόγλαρος
GuaraniOjaja
Hebrewשחף צוחק
Hungariankacagó sirály, Floridai sirály
IcelandicHláturmáfur
IrishSléibhín an Gháire, Faoileán cochallach
ItalianGabbiano sghignazzante
Japaneseワライカモメ
Latvianacteku kaija
Lithuaniankaribinis kiras
MacedonianАмерикански црноглав галеб
MalayBurung Camar Topeng Hitam Amerika
ManxFoillan gearey
Northern SamiGožusoadjabáiski
Norwegianlattermåke
Norwegian NynorskLattermåse
PolishMewa czarnoglowa, Mewa czarnogłowa, mewa karaibska
Portuguesegaivota-risonha, Guincho-americano, gaivota, Gaivota-alegre
RomanianPescăruş atricilla
Romanshmuetta sghignanta
RussianАцтекская чайка, Чайка ацтекская
SerbianAmerički crnoglavi galeb
Slovakčajka aztécka
Slovenianazteški galeb
SpanishGaviota Gallega, Gaviota Redora Americana, Gaviota reidora americana, Gaviota cabecinegra, Gaviota Reidora, Galleguito, Gavita reidora, Gaviota guanaguanare
Swedishsotvingad mås
TurkishGülen Martı
Ukrainianмартин карибський
WelshGwylan chwerthinog