Chroicocephalus
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Chroicocephalus
Eyton, 1836
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Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were once included in the genus Larus[timeframe?]. Some authorities also include the Saunders's gull in Chroicocephalus. The name is derived from the Greek chroma (colour) and cephalus (head).
Species
- Silver gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Red-billed gull, Chroicocephalus scopulinus
- Hartlaub's gull, Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Saunders's gull, Chroicocephalus saundersi
- Brown-hooded gull, Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Grey-headed gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Andean gull, Chroicocephalus serranus
- Black-billed gull, Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Brown-headed gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
- Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Huahine gull †, Chroicocephalus utunui
References
- Pons J.M., Hassanin, A., and Crochet P.A.(2005). Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 37(3):686-699
