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Grey gull
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This article is about the bird. For record label, see Grey Gull Records.
The grey gull, also known as garuma gull (Leucophaeus modestus) is a medium-sized gull native to South America. Unusual among gulls, it breeds inland in the extremely dry Atacama Desert in northern Chile, although it is present as a non-breeding bird along much of the Pacific coast of South America.
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Grey gull | |
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Grey gull at La Laguna, Chile | |
A young grey gull at Algarrobo, Valparaíso Region, Chile | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Leucophaeus |
Species: | L. modestus |
Binomial name | |
Leucophaeus modestus (Tschudi, 1843) | |
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Synonyms | |
Larus modestus |
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