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References

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• BirdLife International 2009. Larus atricilla
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• Peterson, R. 1980. A field guide to the birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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• Slud, P. 1980. The birds of Hacienda Palo Verde, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Smithsonian Institution Press, Wahington. 62 p.
• Snyder, W. 1998. "Laughing Gull" (On-line). Accessed 1-6-01 at http://www.baylink.org/wpc/laffgull.html.
• Stiles, F.G. & A. F.Skutch. 1995. Guía de Aves de Costa Rica.Traducción al Español: Loretta Rosselli. Ilustrado por Dana Gardner. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio). Heredia, Costa Rica. 580 p.
• Stiles, F.G. 1983. Checklist of birds. Pp. 530-544, In: D.H. Janzen (ed.). Costa Rican Natural History. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
• Stiles, F.G. 1984. Status and Conservation of Seabirds in Costa Rican waters. ICBP. Technical Publication No.2.