Bird
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Mar · Decmost records
Records223,561in 19 countries
Most seen inCanada118,931 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Glaucous Gull in brief
The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 223,561 published records, most of them from Canada, Iceland and Norway. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, March and December and fall to their lowest in September and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Canada118,931 records · best Dec, Jan
Iceland28,358 records · best Jun, Jul
Norway17,941 records · best Jan, Mar
Sweden15,603 records · best Jan, Feb
Netherlands15,318 records · best Jan, Feb
United Kingdom11,257 records · best Jan, Feb
Denmark5,282 records · best Jan, Feb
Japan3,428 records · best Feb, Jan
Russia3,116 records · best Jul, Jun
Belgium1,491 records · best Dec, Jan
Ireland1,211 records · best Feb, Jan
South Korea820 records · best Jan, Dec
Finland628 records · best Jan, Mar
Estonia138 records · best Jan, Mar
Belarus14 records · best Nov, Jan
Lithuania10 records · best Feb, Jan
North Korea7 records · best Mar, Nov
Latvia6 records · best Mar, Apr
Barbados2 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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