Species: Larus glaucoides

Iceland Gull
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    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Aves

    Order

    Charadriiformes

    Family

    Laridae

    Genus

    Larus

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    goƩland arctique
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Other Birds
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae - Larus - (Snell 1991a).
    Migration
    false - false - true - Arrives in breeding areas May-June, departs by late September (Bent 1921).
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Eats mainly fishes, crustaceans, and other animals obtained from water surface or beaches; also refuse and, reportedly, young may eat berries (Bent 1921).
    Reproduction Comments
    Lays clutch of 2-3 eggs, mainly May-June (Bent 1921).
    Length
    56
    Weight
    557
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1996-11-27
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-11-27
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    BREEDING: southern Baffin Island, extreme northwestern Quebec, Greenland, Iceland, and Jan Mayen. NON-BREEDING: from Newfoundland south on Atlantic coast to Virginia and inland rarely to Great Lakes (also Old World). Nonbreeders widespread in northern North America in summer.
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