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Photo of Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus 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.

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Photo credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson

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