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Scientific Name: Larus fuscus heuglini Bree, 1876
English Name: Heuglin’s Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull
Local/Bangla Name: Heugliner Gangchil (গাঙচিল)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
The medium-sized lesser black-backed gull has black wings with white tips, a dark grey back, and a white head and neck. The yellow legs and yellow bill, which has a red mark on the tip, are further characteristics that help identify the lesser black-backed gull. Its wings are longer and more pointed than normal. It has yellow legs.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Rare winter visitor to Bangladesh. Recorded from the coast of Chittagong.
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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