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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 ...
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).
Glaucous-winged Gull and Slaty-backed Gull hybridize in western Alaska and possibly eastern Siberia. A name for this combination has been emerging as "Commander" Gull, after the Commander Islands off of eastern Russia. Some speculate most Glaucous-winged Gulls wintering in Asia have hybrid origins. It is believed by some that the Kumlien's race ...
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 ...
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
Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides; Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus; Slaty-backed gull, Larus schistisagus (R) Glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucesens (R) Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus; Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscata (R) Least tern, Sternula antillarum; Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (R)
Yellow-footed gull, Larus livens (A) California gull, Larus californicus; Herring gull, Larus argentatus; Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides (A) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus (A) Glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucescens (A) Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus (A) Least tern, Sternula antillarum (n) Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (A)
Glaucous gull; Pallas's gull; Yellow-footed gull; Brown-hooded gull; Great black-backed gull; ... White-tailed flycatcher; Hainan blue flycatcher; Blue-breasted blue ...