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Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Laridae

The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name hyperboreus is Latin for "northern" from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi people from the far north "Glaucous" is from Latin glaucus and denotes the grey colour of the gull.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 5,431United Kingdom · 1,660Spain · 294France · 231Germany · 105Belgium · 4Italy · 4