Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan (Wagler, 1831)
FG
FRAGU
5770
Family: Charadriiformes > Laridae
Franklin's Gull is a small, black-hooded gull that breeds in large colonies at marshland sites within the North American prairies. It is a rare visitor to Britain, with some individuals staying many months.
The floating nest of the Franklin's Gull gradually sinks as the material below the water surface decays, so requires continual maintenance and both parents will add new nest material daily.
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SEASONALITY
BTO RECORDS
SEASONALITY
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Hampshire, 1970 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in winter | 5 |
| % occupied in winter | 0.2 |
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Franklin's Gull, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: FG | 5-letter code: FRAGU | Euring: 5770 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- The effects of culling on the Abbeystead and Mallowdale gullery
- Experimental evidence for the relationship between food supply, parental effort and chick survival in the lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Black terns benefit from cattail management in the northern Great Plains
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