Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Larus glaucoides [glaucoides or kumlieni]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Asturian: Gaviota groenlandesa (kumlieni)
Bulgarian: Кумлиенова чайка, Малка белокрила чайка (ssp. kumlieni)
Catalan: Gavinot de Kumlien, Gavinot polar (kumlieni)
Czech: racek polární (ssp. kumlieni), Racek polární kanadský
Welsh: Gwylan Kumlien
Danish: Baffinmåge, Hvidvinget Måge, Baffinmåge (ssp. kumlieni)
German: Kumlienmöwe, Polarmöwe (kumlieni)
Greek: Γλάρος της Ισλανδίας (kumlieni)
English: Iceland Gull (kumlieni), Iceland Gull (Kumlien's), Kumlien's Gull, Kumlien's Iceland Gull
English (United Kingdom): Iceland Gull (Kumlien's)
English, HBW: Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
English (IOC): Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
English (United States): Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
Esperanto: Kumliena mevo
Spanish: Gaviota de Kumlien, Gaviota Groenlandesa (kumlieni)
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Groenlandesa (kumlieni)
Spanish (HBW): Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
Spanish (Mexico): Gaviota de Groenlandia (kumlieni)
Estonian: baffini polaarkajakas
Basque: Kaio hegalzuria (kumlieni)
Finnish: Baffinsaarenlokki, grönlanninlokki (alalaji kumlieni), grönlanninlokki (kumlieni)
Faroese: Kumliensmási, Lítil valmási (kumlieni)
French: Goéland à ailes blanches du Canada, Goéland arctique (forme de Kumlien), Goéland arctique (Kumlien), Goéland arctique (kumlieni), Goéland de Kumlien
Irish: Faoileán Kumlien
Galician: Gaivota de Kumlien, Gaivota polar (kumlieni)
Hebrew: שחף איסלנדי (kumlieni)
Croatian: Bafinski galeb
Hungarian: Sarki sirály (kumlieni)
Icelandic: Bjartmáfur (kumlieni), Vestrænn bjartmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano di Kumlien
Japanese (romaji): aisurandokamome (kumlieni)
Japanese: アイスランドカモメ (kumlieni), アイスランドカモメ（亜種 クムリーンカモメ）, クムリーンアイスランドカモメ(kumlieni)
Korean: 작은흰갈매기 (kumlieni)
Scientific: Larus glaucoides kumlieni, Larus kumlieni, Larus leucopterus kumlieni
Lithuanian: Mažasis poliarinis kiras (kumlieni)
Latvian: Mazā polārkaija (kumlieni)
Dutch: Kleine Burgemeester (kumlieni), Kumlienmeeuw, Kumlien-meeuw
Norwegian: Grønlandsmåke (kumlieni), Grønlandsmåke, underarten kumlieni
Polish: mewa polarna (kumlieni), mewa polarna (ssp. kumlieni), mewa sniezna, mewa śnieżna
Portuguese: Gaivota-de-kumlien
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-branca (kumlieni), gaivota-polar (kumlieni)
Rhaeto-Romance: Muetta polara da Kumlien
Russian: Полярная чайка (kumlieni)
Slovak: čajka nunavutská, čajka nunavutská (skup.)
Slovenian: Kumlienov (polarni) galeb, Polarni galeb (kumlieni)
Serbian: Islandski galeb (kumlieni)
Swedish: Kumlientrut, vitvingad trut (kumlieni)
Turkish: Grönland Martısı (kumlieni)
Ukrainian: Мартин гренландський блідий