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    Laughing Gull

    Larus atricilla L 16 ½" (42 cm)


    Photo by Maslowski Wildlife Productions.

    Listen to a laughing gull.

    The breeding adult has black hood, white underparts, and slate gray wings with black outer primaries. It is common along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and rare inland.

    The voice is a nasal laughing; the common call of adults is a two-syllable laughing kiiwa.



    This sound file requires RealPlayer. Bird song courtesy of Lang Elliott, NatureSound Studio.



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