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Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides Meyer, B 1822

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Paul Kelly 2023-01-02 Rosslare Harbour, Wexford, County Wexford, Wexford (Ireland) (20 m) begging call -

Deliberate recording of juvenile. Sounds like begging call but is defending food.

772799
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Mary Keleher 2023-01-06 , Barnstable (United States)   -   521686071
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull (kumlieni/glaucoides) - Larus glaucoides kumlieni/glaucoides Austin Johnson 2026-02-13 , Kings (United States)   -   650879135
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides glaucoides Paul Kelly 2023-01-02 Rosslare Harbour, Wexford, County Wexford, Wexford (Ireland) (20 m) begging call, Ocean. -

Defensive call to retain food. Lower piping like tone when compared to juvenile Herring Gull present.

772882
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides thayeri Joachim Bertrands 2018-02-20 Garry Point Park, Richmond, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Greater Vancouver Area (Canada) (2 m) begging call -

1st winter (2nd calender year) bird begging for food in a feeding flock of Ring-billed- , Olympic - (Glaucous-winged x Western) and Glaucous-winged Gulls. High-pitched squeals. The bird was fed with pieces of bread during the recording.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

403359
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull (kumlieni/glaucoides) - Larus glaucoides kumlieni/glaucoides Casey Ferio 2026-03-08 , Kings (United States)   -   652435148
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull (kumlieni) - Larus glaucoides kumlieni Andrew Spencer 2017-02-18 , Prince (Canada)   -   633934904
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Irish Wildlife Sounds 2022-04-10 Dingle, Kerry, County Kerry, Kerry (Ireland) (20 m) begging call -

Begging calls of a second calendar year (2CY) individual. Recorded in a busy harbour, with a trawler engine running in the background.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

717674
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides glaucoides Paul Kelly 2023-01-02 Rosslare Harbour, Wexford, County Wexford, Wexford (Ireland) (20 m) begging call, Incoming tide. -

Sounds like begging call but observed defending and chasing other birds. So defensive call. Higher pitch Herring also in recording.

772880
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides glaucoides Paul Kelly 2023-01-02 Rosslare Harbour, Wexford, County Wexford, Wexford (Ireland) (20 m) begging call, Incoming tide. -

Sounds like begging call but observed defending and chasing other birds. So defensive call. Higher pitch Herring also in recording.

772881
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull (Thayer's) - Larus glaucoides thayeri Randolph Little 1984-06-27 , Qikiqtaaluk (Canada)   -   230185
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull (Thayer's) - Larus glaucoides thayeri Tim Avery 2018-02-03 Farmington Bay WMA, Davis, Utah, United States, Davis (United States)   - 1st winter bird 87684581
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Marta Celej 2021-02-21 Mimizan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Landes (France) (0 m) alarm call, call -

Silent most of the time except one call while taking off. Started to call in reaction to a cat approaching the group of gulls but then kept on calling after the cat left.

623158
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Kenny Frisch 2018-02-03 Farmington Bay WMA, Davis, Utah, United States, Davis (United States)   - 1st cycle 84625171
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Kenny Frisch 2018-02-03 Farmington Bay WMA, Davis, Utah, United States, Davis (United States)   - 1st cycle 84625181
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides thayeri Andy Birch 2023-10-28 MacArthur Park Lake (near Los Angeles), Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles (United States) (80 m) begging call -

If you want to see a visual of this bird photos are here (bird on grass) https://ebird.org/checklist/S153287141

838893
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Marta Celej 2021-02-21 Mimizan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Landes (France) (0 m) alarm call, call -

Silent most of the time except one call while taking off. Started to call in reaction to a cat approaching the group of gulls but then kept on calling after the cat left.

623157
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides thayeri Andy Birch 2023-10-28 MacArthur Park Lake (near Los Angeles), Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles (United States) (80 m) begging call -

If you want to see a visual of this bird photos are here (bird on grass) https://ebird.org/checklist/S153287141

838894
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides glaucoides Andrew Harrop 2021-03-05 Shetland Islands, Scotland, Shetland (United Kingdom) (0 m) call -

Call from one of three first-winters present.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

626491
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Rob Hughes 2020-12-12 Great Britain (near Scrabster), Highland Council, Scotland, Highland (United Kingdom) (30 m) flight call, juvenile -

Iceland Gull was flying around the harbour calling.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

608348
xeno-canto.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Charlie Likely 2022-03-20 Toronto--The Beach, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto (Canada)   -   426920921
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Christian Rixen 2021-07-17 10 Jørgen Sverdrupsvej, Ilulissat, GL (69.217, -51.123), Greenland, Greenland, Greenland (Greenland)   -   355174321
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull (Thayer's) - Larus glaucoides thayeri Jean Iron 2017-08-25 , Qikiqtaaluk (Canada)   -   614094216
macaulaylibrary.org
Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Sam Darmstadt 2025-11-30 , Fairfield (United States)   -   646235404
macaulaylibrary.org
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