Iceland Gull / Larus glaucoides LC
- Synonyms Thayer's/Iceland Gull, Kumlien's Gull, Iceland or Thayer's Gull, Thayer's Gull, white-winged gull
- Old latin name for bird Larus leucopterus
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Where to see Iceland Gull
- Breeding region Eurasia, North America
- Breeding subregion Arctic ne Canada to Greenland
- Non breeding region coastal Iceland to nw Europe, Labrador to wc North Atlantic coast, and ec North Pacific coast
- Anguilla
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Cabo Verde
- Canada
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Senegal
- South Korea
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Åland Islands
Iceland Gull subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larus glaucoides glaucoides | coastal sw, se Greenland | to Iceland, Faroe Is., British Isles and sw Scandinavia | No |
| Larus glaucoides kumlieni | e, s Baffin I., Southampton I. (n Hudson Bay) and Ungava Pen. (ne Canada) | coastal Labrador to wc North Atlantic coast | No |
| Larus glaucoides thayeri | Arctic e Canadian islands from Banks to Ellesmere and n, c Baffin is. (far ne Canada); formerly nw Greenland | e North Pacific coast from British Columbia to s California | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Pulëbardha polare |
| Azerbaijani | İslandiya qağayısı, qütb qağayısı |
| Basque | Gavinot polar, Kaio hegalzuri, Kaio hegalzuria |
| Belarusian | Малая палярная чайка |
| Bengali | িঅিআরযােীয় গাঙচচর |
| Breton | Ar gouelan arc'hlas, Gouelan arc'hlas |
| Bulgarian | Белокрила чайка, Малка белокрила чайка |
| Catalan | gavinot polar |
| Chinese | 冰岛鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 冰洲鷗 |
| Cree | kiyâsk, kiask |
| Croatian | arktički galeb |
| Czech | racek polární |
| Danish | Hvidvinget Måge |
| Dutch | Kleine Burgemeester, Thayers Meeuw/Kleine Burgemeester |
| Esperanto | blankflugila mevo |
| Estonian | polaarkajakas |
| Faroese | Lítil valmási, Íslandsmási |
| Finnish | grönlanninlokki |
| French | Goéland à ailes blanches, Goéland de Kumlien, Goéland arctique ou G. de Thayer, Goéland de Thayer ou G. arctique, Goéland arctique, Goéland de Thayer |
| Frisian | Lytse iiskob |
| Galician | Gaivota polar |
| German | Polarmöwe |
| Greek | Ισλανδόγλαρος, Γλάρος της Ισλανδίας |
| Hebrew | שחף איסלנדי |
| Hungarian | sarki sirály |
| Icelandic | Bjartmáfur |
| Inuktitut | Naujaq |
| Irish | Faoileán Íoslannach |
| Italian | Gabbiano islandico, Gabbiano d'Islanda |
| Japanese | カナダカモメ/アイスランドカモメ, アイスランドカモメ |
| Korean | 작은흰갈매기 |
| Latvian | mazā polārkaija |
| Lithuanian | Mażasis poliarinis kiras, mažasis poliarinis kiras |
| Luxembourgish | Polarméiw |
| Macedonian | Исландски галеб |
| Manx | Foillan Loughlinagh, Foillan Eeslynnagh |
| Northern Sami | Vilgessoadjaskávli |
| Norwegian | grønlandsmåke |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Grønlandsmåse |
| Polish | mewa polarna |
| Portuguese | gaivota-branca, Gaivota-polar, gaivota-polar |
| Romanian | Pescăruș cu aripi albe, Pescăruş cu aripi albe |
| Russian | Полярная чайка |
| Serbian | Islandski galeb |
| Slovak | čajka bielokrídla |
| Slovenian | polarni galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota polar, Gaviota de Kumlien, Gaviota groenlandesa, gaviota de Thayer, Gaviota Esquimal |
| Swedish | vitvingad trut |
| Turkish | Grönland Martısı |
| Ukrainian | мартин гренландський |
| Welsh | Gwylan yr Arctig |




























