Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Juvenile glaucous-winged gull feeding on a crab. This gull is a large bird, being close in size and shape to the closely related Western gull (L. occidentalis).It measures 50–68 cm (20–27 in) in length and 120–150 cm (47–59 in) in wingspan, with a body mass of 730–1,690 g (1.61–3.73 lb).
This hybrid is sometimes known as "Great Lakes gull". Herring gulls and glaucous gulls hybridise in Greenland, Iceland and Alaska. The offspring have been termed "Nelson's gull", [3] but are sometimes also known as "Viking gull". Herring gulls and glaucous-winged gulls hybridize extensively in southern Alaska. The offspring are sometimes termed ...
The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. The genus name is from Latin larus , which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name hyperboreus is Latin for "northern" from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi people from the far north [ 2 ] " Glaucous " is from Latin ...
They’ve also resumed the once-banned traditional practice of harvesting glaucous-winged gull eggs around Glacier Bay. “They've hunted and fished in that area for forever,” Christian said.
White-winged gull is used to describe the four pale-winged, high Arctic-breeding taxa within the former group; these are Iceland gull, glaucous gull, Thayer's gull, and Kumlien's gull. In common usage, members of various gull species are often referred to as 'sea gulls' or 'seagulls'; however, this is a layperson's term and is not used by most ...
Despite traversing for hours to find breaks in the clouds, he successfully aligned these two majestic Glaucous-winged Gulls with the eclipse. Image credits: Siena International Photo Awards
Glaucous-winged gull. Larus glaucescens Naumann, 1840: Pacific Ocean coasts of Russia and Alaska to the coast of Washington, wintering south to Japan and northwest Mexico. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Slaty-backed gull. Larus schistisagus Stejneger, 1884: northeastern coasts of Asia, wintering south to eastern China. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Iceland gull
Some adult gulls with access to fisheries in the North Sea can weigh up to roughly 2.5 kg (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb) and averaged 1.96 kg (4 lb 5 oz). [13] An exceptionally large glaucous gull was found to outweigh any known great black-backed gull, although usually that species is slightly smaller. [7]