Species: Larus glaucoides
Iceland Gull
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
goéland arctique
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Other Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae - Larus - (Snell 1991a).
Ecology and Life History
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
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-27
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-27
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
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.