Swallow-tailed Gull

Creagrus furcatus

Summary 2

The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is an equatorial seabird in the gull family Laridae. It is the only species in the genus Creagrus, which derives from the Latin Creagra and the Greek kreourgos which means butcher, also from kreas, meat; according to Jobling it would mean "hook for meat" referring to the hooked bill of this species. It was first described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1846. Its scientific name is originally derived...

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  1. (c) A. Davey, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/40595948@N00/4114175137
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creagrus_furcatus

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