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We report the first record of Grey Gull (Leucophaeus modestus) in Brazil. On 21 April 2019 at 08:31 h, the secondcycle bird was photographed walking near a small stream that flows into the sea on Ilha Comprida, state of São Paulo, southeastern coast of Brazil. The occurrence of a single individual on the Atlantic coast of the South American continent lead us to propose that the species is a vagrant in Brazil.
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Chupil, H., Marques, V., Nagaoka, S. et al. First record of Grey Gull Leucophaeus modestus in Brazil. Rev. Bras. Ornitol. 27, 140–142 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03544461
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