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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).
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act (H.R. 3110; Pub. L. 113–142 (text)) is a U.S. public law that authorizes the Hoonah Indian Association to harvest glaucous-winged gull eggs from Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska twice a year from up to five locations.
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
Western Gull in flight over the cliffs of Bodega Head. The western gull is a large gull that can measure 55 to 68 cm (22 to 27 in) in total length, spans 130 to 144 cm (51 to 57 in) across the wings, and weighs 800 to 1,400 g (1.8 to 3.1 lb). [3] [4] The average mass among a survey of 48 gulls of the species was 1,011 g (2.229 lb). [5]