Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Swallow-tailed Gull

Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus

Described by: Neboux (1846)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Galapagos, Ecuador - Jul, 1999 © Allen Chartier  Galapagos, Ecuador - Jul, 1999 © Allen Chartier  Galapagos, Ecuador - Aug, 1998 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Galapagos, Ecuador - Aug, 1998 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Pacific Ocean off Lima, Peru - Aug, 2009 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Galapagos Is.
Restricted Range;
Mainly in the e. half of the Galapagos Archipelago, but also on Malpelo Is. off w. Colombia.
Disperses to the w. coast of South America from Colombia to Ecuador, Peru and n. Chile.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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