Chroicocephalus Explained

Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were included in the genus Larus until recently.^[1] Some authorities also include the Saunders's gull in Chroicocephalus. The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".^[2]

Representatives of this genus are found in regions/subregions all over the world, each species usually being confined to a region.

Fossils

• Huahine gull †Chroicocephalus utunui -French Polynesia.

Notes and References

1. Pons J.M. . Hassanin, A. . Crochet P.A. . 2005 . Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers . Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution . 37 . 3 . 686–699 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.011 . 16054399 . 2017-01-10 . 2017-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809003643/http://isyeb.mnhn.fr/IMG/pdf/5_Pons_J.-M._Hassanin_A._Crochet_P.-A._2005.pdf . dead .
2. Book: Jobling, James A . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 104.