Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-black-backed-gull

Scientific:
Larus marinus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Laurus

English:   Great Black-Backed Gull, Great Kelp Gull

Danish: Svartbag

Greenlandic: Naajarlu

Length: 27.9-31.1 in (71-79 cm)

Weight: 45.9-70.5 oz (1300-2000 g)

Wingspan: 57.5-63.0 in (146-160 cm)

Fun Facts: The Great Black-Backed is the largest Gull in the World.

maudoc, XC391790. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/391790.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).   Larus marinus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=9F8D468BDDDE6BA6

Good, Thomas P. 1998. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

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