Bonaparte's gull

Bonaparte's gull
Adult with breeding plumage
Adult with non-breeding plumage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Chroicocephalus
Species:
C. philadelphia
Binomial name
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
(Ord, 1815)
Synonyms
  • Larus philadelphia
  • Sterna philadelphia Ord, 1815[2]

Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) is a member of the gull family Laridae found mainly in northern North America. At 28 to 38 cm (11 to 15 in) in length, it is one of the smallest species of gull. Its plumage is mainly white with grey upperparts. During breeding season, Bonaparte's gull gains a slaty-black hood. The sexes are similar in appearance.

  1. ^ "Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694432A132550875. 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694432A132550875.en.
  2. ^ [Ord, George] (1815). "Zoology of North America". A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World. By Guthrie, W.; [Ferguson, J.]; [Knox, J.]; [Ord, G.] Vol. 2 (Second American improved ed.). Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner. p. 319.