Larus pipixcan, Franklin's gull
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Larus pipixcan   Wagler, 1831

Franklin's gull
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and the Arctic: Argentina, Belize, Chile, and Costa Rica. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 280.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.07 cm; tarsus: 4.23 cm; wing: 27.7 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 33 to 36 cm; Wingspan: 81 to 84 cm (Ref. 8812). Found on bay and nearshore, beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). Scavenging; dipping; coastal; <30 km. Breeds the prairies of North America and migrates to the Pacific Ocean coast of South America, reaching Chile and Argentina (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007 Avibase -the World Bird Database. http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp [accessed 09/07/2007]. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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