Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus - Goéland bourgmestre

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Larus
Species
:
hyperboreus

Descriptor

Gunnerus, 1767

Biometrics

Size
: 77 cm
Wingspan
: 132 à 142 cm.
Weight
: 1200 à 2000 g

Longevity

21 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Larus hyperboreus hyperboreus (n Europe to nw Siberia)
Larus hyperboreus pallidissimus (nw Siberia to the Bering Sea)
Larus hyperboreus barrovianus (Alaska to nw Canada)
Larus hyperboreus leuceretes (nc Canada to Greenland and Iceland)

Foreign names

Goéland bourgmestre,
Gavión hiperbóreo,
gaivotão-branco,
Eismöwe,
jeges sirály,
Grote Burgemeester,
Gabbiano glauco,
vittrut,
Polarmåke,
čajka bledá,
racek šedý,
Gråmåge,
isolokki,
gavinot hiperbori,
Hvítmáfur,
mewa blada,
lielā polārkaija,
ledni galeb,
Бургомистр,
シロカモメ,
北极鸥,
vittrut,
北極鷗,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands