Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides

Described by: Meyer, B. (1822)
Alternate common name(s): Kumlien's Gull, Nelson's Gull
Old scientific name(s): Larus leucopterus

Photographs

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA - Dec 8, 2002 © Glen Tepke  North Point Harbor, Lake County, Illinois, USA - Jan 20, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi  North Point Harbor, Lake County, Illinois, USA - Jan 20, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi  North Point Harbor, Lake County, Illinois, USA - Jan 20, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi  North Point Harbor, Lake County, Illinois, USA - Jan 20, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi 
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Range

Ne. North America and s. Greenland;
(1) Breeds in s. Greenland. Formerly bred on Jan Mayen. Disperses s. to Iceland, the British Is. and Scandinavia.
(2) Ex. ne. Canada (nw. Quebec along Hudson Bay, on Baffin Is., and nw. Ungava).
Disperses s. from Labrador to the ne. United States in New York in the e. Great Lakes and Virginia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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