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Larus atricilla
Laughing Gull
Big Bend National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Larus atricilla Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Laughing Gull
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Laridae, Genus Leucophaeus, Species Larus atricilla


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Amistad National Recreation Area
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Buck Island Reef National Monument	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Channel Islands National Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Dry Tortugas National Park	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Washington Park	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
National Capital Parks-East	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Point Reyes National Seashore
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Virgin Islands National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/31/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 7:43:01 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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