Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сива чайка |
| Czech | racek tmavý |
| Danish | Atacamamåge |
| Dutch | Grijze Meeuw |
| English | Gray Gull |
| English (United States) | Gray Gull |
| Finnish | aavikkolokki |
| French | Goéland gris |
| French (French Guiana) | Goéland gris |
| German | Graumöwe |
| Greek | Λευκόστικτος Γλάρος |
| Icelandic | Sefmáfur |
| Japanese | ハイイロカモメ |
| Norwegian | ørkenmåke |
| Polish | mewa szara |
| Russian | Серая чайка |
| Serbian | Sivi mali galeb |
| Slovak | čajka púšťová |
| Spanish | Gaviota Garuma |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gaviota Garuma |
| Spanish (Chile) | Gaviota garuma |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gaviota Torero |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gaviota Gris |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota garuma |
| Swedish | ökenmås |
| Turkish | Kül Rengi Martı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин сірий |
Revision Notes
Rodrigo Silva, Ignacio Escobar, and Fernando Medrano revised the account as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC). Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, Daphne R. Walmer, and Miriam Kowarski copy edited the account, August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media, and Huy Chi Truong generated the range map.
Leucophaeus modestus (von Tschudi, 1843)
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- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
- modesta / modestum / modestus
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
The authors, Fernando Medrano and Rodrigo Silva, are grateful to all the people who have shared their experiences of the Atacama with us. We have been in the Atacama desert with the people of ROC and also with dozens of friends in environmental assessments of projects. We are thankful for all the eBirders who provided useful information to contribute to the understanding of this species through the use of eBird, including uploading pictures to the Macaulay Library. Fernando Medrano also thanks the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID)/DoctoradoBecasChile/2019-72200117, which awarded his PhD while he was writing this account.