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Glaucous Gull

Birds

The glaucous gull is a large gull, the second-largest in the world. Its genus name Larus derives from a Latin word that appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, while its specific name hyperboreus is Latin for northern, drawn from the Ancient Greek Hyperboreoi, a people of the far north; glaucous comes from the Latin glaucus and denotes the bird's grey coloring. An older English name for the species is burgomaster. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Larus hyperboreus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Larus, Taxa
Source Glaucous Gull (Wikidata)

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus hyperboreus
Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus hyperboreus
Lake, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus hyperboreus
Neritic Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus hyperboreus
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Larus hyperboreus

In Ecosystem

Great Lakes, Ecosystems
Source Glaucous gull (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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France

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Spain

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Glaucous Gull (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27375 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Larus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1887740 (Larus)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Larus hyperboreus
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
  • In Biome: Lake, Species characteristics: Deep water
    "lacustrineHabitatDescEn": "Deep water"
  • In Biome: Estuary, Species characteristics: River mouth/tidal river
    "estuarineHabitatDescEn": "River mouth/tidal river"
  • In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Species characteristics: Tidal flat/shore
    "estuarineHabitatDescEn": "Tidal flat/shore"
  • In Biome: Neritic Zone, Species characteristics: Near shore
    "marineHabitatDescEn": "Near shore"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Glaucous gull (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Great Lakes, Distribution
    It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the United States, also on the Great Lakes.
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Larus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1174
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1174
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Charadriiformes","family":"Laridae"},"synonyms":[{"id":37690,"full_name":"Larus leucopterus","author_year":"Faber","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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