Franklin's gull

The habitat listed for this living species is coastal, and a clutch holds 3 eggs, with 1 clutch per year.

Weight

280 gsrc for Weight

Length

32 cm – 36 cmsrc for Length

Wingspan

86 cm – 97 cmsrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

9.4 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

9.42 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

coastalsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

24 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Reproduction

Eggssrc for Reproduction

Lifestyle

Generalistsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCharadriiformes
5. familyLaridae
6. genusLeucophaeus
7. SpeciesLeucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831)

Synonyms Larus franklini, Larus pipixcan, Larus pipixcan, Leucophaeus pipixcan pipixcan, Leucophaeus pipxcan

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMS

Laughing gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Laridae

VU, Vulnerable

Lava gull

Leucophaeus fuliginosus

Laridae

LC, Least Concern

Dolphin gull

Leucophaeus scoresbii

Laridae

Grey gull

Leucophaeus modestus

Laridae

CompareFranklin's gull vs Laughing gullFranklin's gull vs Lava gullFranklin's gull vs Dolphin gullFranklin's gull vs Grey gull

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@misc{franklins_gull_2026,
  title = {Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/franklins-gull},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}