Scientific Name: Leucophaeus Pipixcan
Population Estimate: 470K - 1.5M
Range / Habitat: Breeds in the prairies of central Canada. Migrates through central North America and winters along the Pacific coast of South America.
Field Notes: Small, hooded gull with thick white crescents above and below eyes. Mantle dark grey. In breeding plumage (lower photo), the head is entirely black. In non breeding plumage (top photo), the head is mottled grey, though still with white eye crescents. Laughing Gull quite similar but very limited range overlap (winter along northwest South American coast).
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