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Larus atricilla
Laughing Gull
Fort Sumter National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

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

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


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Amistad National Recreation Area
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Bend National Park
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 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:	5/14/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 5:43:41 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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