Species Detail: Larus philadelphia
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Larus philadelphia
 
Authority: (Ord, 1815)
 
Synonyms:
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Bonaparte's Gull Global English
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Craniata Aves
(Birds)		 Charadriiformes
 Laridae Larus
 
Taxonomic Comments:
 
General Species Description: Reproduction Comments:Breeding begins mid-June (Harrison 1978). Incubates 2-3, usually 3, eggs for 24 days (Terres 1980). Nestlings are semi-precocial and downy. Usually nests solitarily or in small groups (Terres 1980). Ecology Comments:Nonbreeding: often seen in loose flocks; often associates with terns when feeding or resting.

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
IUCN Redlist Global LC
Natureserve Global G5

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

No Habitats listed.

Distribution Status No Distributions listed.

Location Occurrence Status Description
Dutch Caribbean

Population No Population listed.

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

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References
Citation Author Reference Type
Birds of the Netherlands Antilles / Karel Hendrik Voous ; coloured plates by Henk J. Slijper. - Voous, Karel Hendrik. - 327 p. : ill., pl. ; 20 cm. - [2nd, rev. ed., English version]. - With bibliogr., index. - 1st ed.: 1955, Dutch version (De vogels van de Nederlandse Antillen). - 90-6011-157-5. - Zutphen : Walburg Pers, 1983 Voous, Karel Hendrik Published document

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