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
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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
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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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