Franklin's gull
| Franklin's gull | |
|---|---|
| In Calgary, Alberta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Leucophaeus |
| Species: | L. pipixcan |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831) | |
Breeding Migration Nonbreeding | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Larus pipixcan | |
Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. The genus name Leucophaeus is from Ancient Greek leukos, "white", and phaios, "dusky". The specific pipixcan is a Nahuatl name for a type of gull. The English common name was given to commemorate the arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who led an expedition in 1825 on which the type was collected.