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)
Definitions
- LEUCOPHAEUS
- leucophaeus
- modesta / modestum / modestus
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Movements and Migration
Movement
During the breeding season, individuals not attending the nest move from the colony to the coast after dark, returning to the colony shortly before dawn. Non-breeding birds migrate north as far as Ecuador and south to the Los Lagos Region in Chile.
Dispersal and Site Fidelity
Nothing known.
Timing and Routes of Migration
Gray Gull moves to non-breeding grounds in the austral winter, between March and August (19).
Migratory Behavior
Nothing known.
Control and Physiology of Migration
Very little known.