© Ian Davies
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Richard R. Snell, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 2.0 — Published February 15, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gaviota groenlandesa |
| Basque | Kaio hegalzuria |
| Bulgarian | Малка белокрила чайка |
| Catalan | gavinot polar |
| Croatian | arktički galeb |
| Czech | racek polární |
| Danish | Hvidvinget Måge |
| Dutch | Kleine Burgemeester |
| English | Iceland Gull |
| English (United States) | Iceland Gull |
| Faroese | Lítil valmási |
| Finnish | grönlanninlokki |
| French | Goéland arctique |
| French (France) | Goéland arctique |
| Galician | Gaivota polar |
| German | Polarmöwe |
| Greek | Γλάρος της Ισλανδίας |
| Hebrew | שחף איסלנדי |
| Icelandic | Bjartmáfur |
| Italian | Gabbiano d'Islanda |
| Japanese | アイスランドカモメ |
| Korean | 작은흰갈매기 |
| Latvian | Mazā polārkaija |
| Lithuanian | Mažasis poliarinis kiras |
| Norwegian | grønlandsmåke |
| Polish | mewa polarna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivota-branca |
| Romanian | Pescăruș cu aripi albe |
| Russian | Полярная чайка |
| Serbian | Islandski galeb |
| Slovak | čajka bielokrídla |
| Slovenian | Polarni galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Groenlandesa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota de Groenlandia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota groenlandesa |
| Swedish | vitvingad trut |
| Turkish | Grönland Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин гренландський |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Iceland Gull in North America.
Rare but regular in small numbers at lakes, dams, and reservoirs in Great Plains and Interior West. During the winter, Iceland Gull occurs locally inland west of the distribution shown and also winters occasionally in western Europe. Most Iceland Gulls winter on coastal Greenland and in nearby Arctic polynyas (see text for details).
