Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull (<em>Larus hyperboreus</em>) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (<em>Laridae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a species of Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Larus; binomial: Larus hyperboreus; authority: Gunnerus, 1767.
Distribution
Breeding range: the Palearctic and the Nearctic. Non-breeding range: coasts of Hudson Bay to ne Canada, Greenland, Iceland, nw Europe (n North Atlantic); Sea of Okhotsk, Japan, sw Alaska and sw Canada; widely vagrant farther s and inland.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
No additional remarks recorded.
