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Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides Meyer, B, 1822
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus
Scientific:
Larus glaucoides
Citation:
Meyer, B, 1822
Reference:
Zus.Ber.MeyersWolfsTasch.deutsch.Vog. p.197
Protonym:
Larus glaucoides
Avibase ID:
FB4FCB27CC5566D1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FB4FCB27
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176811
Geographic range:
- Larus glaucoides glaucoides: S and w Greenland; winters to n Europe
- Larus glaucoides kumlieni: NE Canada (Baffin I. and nw Ungava); winters to n US
- Larus glaucoides thayeri: Hudson Bay to w Greenland; winters British Columbia to Baja
Source: Clements checklist
Iceland Gull
Catalan:
Gavinot polar
Czech:
racek polární
Danish:
Hvidvinget Måge
German:
Polarmöwe
Spanish:
Gaviota Groenlandesa
Spanish (Spain):
Gaviota Groenlandesa
Finnish:
grönlanninlokki
French:
Goéland arctique
Croatian:
arktički galeb
Hungarian:
Sarki sirály
Icelandic:
Bjartmáfur
Italian:
Gabbiano d'Islanda
Japanese (romaji):
aisurandokamome
Japanese:
アイスランドカモメ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis poliarinis kiras
Dutch:
Kleine Burgemeester
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønlandsmåse
Norwegian:
Grønlandsmåke
Polish:
mewa polarna
Portuguese:
Gaivota-polar
Russian:
Полярная чайка
Slovak:
čajka bielokrídla
Serbian:
Islandski galeb
Swedish:
Vitvingad trut
Ukrainian:
Мартин гренландський
Chinese:
冰岛鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
冰洲鷗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Iceland or Thayer's Gull ( Larus [glaucoides or thayeri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Iceland or Thayer's Gull ( Larus [glaucoides or thayeri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Iceland or Thayer's Gull ( Larus [glaucoides or thayeri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Iceland or Thayer's Gull ( Larus [glaucoides or thayeri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Iceland or Thayer's Gull ( Larus [glaucoides or thayeri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Iceland or Thayer's Gull ( Larus [glaucoides or thayeri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2021: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2017: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2018: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2019: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.50: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 1.52: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 1.53: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 1.54: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 1.55: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 2015: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 2016: Thayer's/Iceland Gull ( Larus thayeri/glaucoides) |
| eBird version 2017: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2018: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2019: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2021: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 2] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Larus [argentatus (sensu lato) or glaucoides]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Asturian: Gaviota d'Islandia, Gaviota groenlandesa
Bulgarian: Малка белокрила чайка
Breton: Ar gouelan arc'hlas
Catalan: Gavinot polar
Catalan (Balears): Gavina polar
Chipewyan: beskaye
Cree: kiask, kiyâsk
Cree, Plains: kiask
Cree (syllabic): ᑭᔮᐢᐠ
Czech: Racek polární
Welsh: Gwylan yr Arctig
Danish: Hvidvinget Måge
German: Polarmöwe
Greek: Γλάρος της Ισλανδίας, Ισλανδόγλαρος
English: Iceland Gull, Iceland or Thayer's Gull, Kumlien's Gull, Thayer's Gull, Thayer's/Iceland Gull, white-winged gull
English, HBW: Iceland Gull
English (IOC): Iceland Gull
English (United States): Iceland Gull
Esperanto: blankflugila mevo
Spanish: Gaviota de Kumlien, gaviota de Thayer, Gaviota Esquimal, Gaviota Groenlandesa, Gaviota polar
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota Groenlandesa
Spanish (HBW): Iceland Gull
Spanish (Mexico): Gaviota de Groenlandia, gaviota de Thayer
Estonian: polaarkajakas
Basque: Gavinot polar, Kaio hegalzuria
Finnish: Grönlanninlokki
Faroese: Íslandsmási, Lítil valmási
French: Goéland à ailes blanches, Goéland arctique, Goéland arctique ou G. de Thayer, Goéland de Kumlien, Goéland de Thayer, Goéland de Thayer ou G. arctique
Irish: Faoileán Íoslannach
Gaelic: Faoileag Liath
Galician: Gaivota polar
Manx: Foillan Loughlinagh
Hebrew: שחף איסלנדי
Croatian: arktički galeb
Hungarian: Sarki sirály
Icelandic: Bjartmáfur
Italian: Gabbiano d'Islanda, Gabbiano islandico
Inuktitut: Naujaq
Japanese (romaji): aisurandokamome, kanadakamome/aisurandokamome
Japanese: アイスランドカモメ, カナダカモメ/アイスランドカモメ
Greenlandic: Naaja
Korean: 작은흰갈매기
Scientific: Larus [glaucoides or thayeri], Larus glaucoides, Larus glaucoides glaucoides, Larus leucopterus, Larus thayeri/glaucoides
Lithuanian: Mażasis poliarinis kiras, mažasis poliarinis kiras
Latvian: Mazā polārkaija
Moldavian: Pescăruș cu aripi albe
Dutch: Kleine Burgemeester, Thayers Meeuw/Kleine Burgemeester
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønlandsmåse
Norwegian: Grønlandsmåke
Polish: mewa polarna
Portuguese: gaivota-branca, Gaivota-polar
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaivota-branca
Romanian: Pescăruș cu aripi albe, Pescăruş cu aripi albe
Russian: Полярная чайка
Northern Sami: Vilgessoadjaskávli
Slovak: čajka bielokrídla
Slovenian: polarni galeb
Serbian: Islandski galeb
Swedish: Vitvingad trut
Turkish: Grönland Martısı
Ukrainian: Мартин гренландський
Chinese: 冰岛鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 冰洲鷗
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