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Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Medium gull, gray back, white underparts. Head has black hood, neck is white, and bill is red. Wings are gray and white-edged and black at tips; tail is white. Legs and feet are black. Slow flight with deep wing beats. Soars on updrafts. Named for its laughterlike call.

Habitat:

Lake Lewisville.

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