© Ian Davies
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Emily Weiser and H. Grant Gilchrist
Version: 2.0 — Published December 21, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | نورس ازرق |
| Asturian | Gaviotñn hiperboreu |
| Azerbaijani | Böyük qütb qağayısı |
| Basque | Ipar-kaioa |
| Bulgarian | Голяма белокрила чайка |
| Catalan | gavinot hiperbori |
| Chinese | 北極鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 北极鸥 |
| Croatian | sjeverni galeb |
| Czech | racek šedý |
| Danish | Gråmåge |
| Dutch | Grote Burgemeester |
| English | Glaucous Gull |
| English (United States) | Glaucous Gull |
| Faroese | Stórur valmási |
| Finnish | isolokki |
| French | Goéland bourgmestre |
| French (France) | Goéland bourgmestre |
| Galician | Gaivota hiperbórea |
| German | Eismöwe |
| Greek | Παγόγλαρος |
| Hebrew | שחף לבן-כנף |
| Hungarian | Jeges sirály |
| Icelandic | Hvítmáfur |
| Italian | Gabbiano glauco |
| Japanese | シロカモメ |
| Korean | 흰갈매기 |
| Latvian | Lielā polārkaija |
| Lithuanian | Didysis poliarinis kiras |
| Mongolian | Мөсний цахлай |
| Norwegian | polarmåke |
| Persian | کاکایی راه راه |
| Polish | mewa blada |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivotão-branco |
| Romanian | Pescăruș de ghețuri |
| Russian | Бургомистр |
| Serbian | Severni galeb |
| Slovak | čajka bledá |
| Slovenian | Ledni galeb |
| Spanish | Gavión Hiperbóreo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gavión hiperbóreo |
| Swedish | vittrut |
| Turkish | Kutup Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин полярний |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Fig. 1. Distribution of the Glaucous Gull in North America.
Very small numbers winter at inland locations south of the distribution shown. This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.
