Leucophaeus atricilla
(L 16.5" WS 40" Wt 11 oz)
The known oldest was 22 yrs old.
South Padre Island
Birding and Nature
Center, Texas
The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel
go nowhere, slowly. Those who put aside travel for
the sake of perfection go anywhere, instantly.
(Jonathan Livingston Seagull)
© Geoffrey
A.
Keller
Macaulay
Library
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Leucophaeus in Greek means
shining white, gleaming; atricilla
in Latin
means black tail.