Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides - Goéland à ailes blanches Goéland arctique

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Larus
Species
:
glaucoides

Descriptor

Meyer, B, 1822

Biometrics

Size
: 64 cm
Wingspan
: 125 à 130 cm.
Weight
: 750 à 850 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Larus glaucoides glaucoides (s and w Greenland, Novaya Zemlya)
Larus glaucoides kumlieni (ne Canada)
Larus glaucoides thayeri (n Canada and w Greenland)

Foreign names

Goéland à ailes blanches,
Gaviota groenlandesa,
gaivota-branca,
Polarmöwe,
sarki sirály,
Kleine Burgemeester,
Gabbiano d'Islanda,
vitvingad trut,
Grønlandsmåke,
čajka bielokrídla,
racek polární,
Hvidvinget Måge,
grönlanninlokki,
gavinot polar,
Bjartmáfur,
mewa polarna,
mazā polārkaija,
polarni galeb,
Полярная чайка,
アイスランドカモメ,
冰岛鸥,
vitvingad trut,
冰洲鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands