Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides Meyer, B, 1822

Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, is a gull of Arctic North America and the Palearctic, breeding from north-east Canada to Greenland. Outside the breeding season it moves to coastal Iceland, north-west Europe, Labrador, the west-central North Atlantic coast and the east-central Pacific coast. It is a medium-sized member of the gull family and is slimmer and lighter than the very large glaucous gull, with a thinner bill. It nests on coasts and cliffs, either alone or in colonies, and usually lays two or three light brown eggs. It was described by Meyer in 1822.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Breeding range

North America, Palearctic: Arctic ne Canada to Greenland

Nonbreeding range

coastal Iceland to nw Europe, Labrador to wc North Atlantic coast, and ec North Pacific coast