Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

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Scientific:
Larus glaucoides glaucoides

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus

Danish: Hvidvinget Måge

Greenlandic: Naaja

Length: 19.7-23.6 in (50-60 cm)

Weight: 28.9-38.8 oz (820-1100 g)

Wingspan: 45.3-53.9 in (115-137 cm)

Fun Fact: Hunted extensively in Greenland

Frank Roos, XC403568. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/403568.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Larus glaucoides glaucoides. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FB4FCB27CC5566D1

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

Snell, Richard R., Peter Pyle and Michael A. Patten. 2018. Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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