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The Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a bird found in United States. Beaches and marshes around the Americas. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fish and dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Laughing gull lives

Beaches and marshes around the Americas.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🐟 Fish40%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Laughing gull

Recorded by Rory Nefdt (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1135805. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Laughing gull

Where does the Laughing gull live?

The Laughing gull lives in United States. Beaches and marshes around the Americas.

What does the Laughing gull eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fish (about 40%), dead animals (carrion) (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Laughing gull endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Red-winged blackbird
• Wilson's storm petrel
• Blue-gray tanager
• White-crowned sparrow
• Northern house wren
• Osprey

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.