Chroicocephalus

<i>Chroicocephalus</i>

Chroicocephalus

Genus of birds

Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were included in the genus Larus until recently.[2] Some authorities also include the Saunders's gull in Chroicocephalus. The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".[3]

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Representatives of this genus are found in regions/subregions all over the world, each species usually being confined to a region.

Species

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Fossils

References

  1. [1]
    "Laridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. [2]
    Pons J.M.; Hassanin, A.; Crochet P.A. (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution. 37 (3): 686–699. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.011. PMID 16054399. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. [3]
    Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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