Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Quick Facts

Classification

Scientific name:

Larus hyperboreus

Family:

Gulls and terns

Conservation status:

Amber

Measurements

Length:

62cm to 68cm

Wingspan:

150cm to 165cm

Weight:

1000g to 2kg

About the Glaucous Gull

The glaucous gull is a large pale gull that has white tips on the wings. Juveniles are more of a creamy white or biscuit coloured depending on their age, but all ages have pale tips on the wings.

Glaucous gulls are bigger and bulkier than herring gulls. They have a bigger beak, fiercer expression and more of a square head, than the extremely similar, but smaller identical relative, the Icelandic gull.

What does a Glaucous Gull eat?

Their diets mainly consist of shellfish, carrion and scavenging for scraps.

Enjoyed this content? Share it now

Learn more about the Glaucous Gull

Other birds in the Gulls and terns family

Get the good stuff

Get the latest Birdfacts delivered straight to your inbox

© 2023 - Birdfact. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission.