Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
About the Iceland Gull
The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name glaucoides denotes its resemblance to Larus glaucus, a synonym of Larus hyperboreus, the glaucous gull; -oides is Ancient Greek and means "resembling".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 28 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Belgium, Canada, France, Iceland in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusrecording
- California GullLarus californicusrecording
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnansrecording
- Common GullLarus canusrecording
- European Herring GullLarus argentatusrecording
- Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescensrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.