• 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

Iceland Gullbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, © Harry Hussey
    Ireland
  • 2.
    ? and begging call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Netherlands
  • 3.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Belgium
  • 4.
    Begging call, © Joachim Bertrands
    Canada
  • 5.
    Call, © Frank Roos
    Netherlands
  • 6.
    Flight call, juvenile, © Rob Hughes
    United Kingdom
  • 7.
    Alarm call, call, © Marta Celej
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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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

Iceland Gull subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Larus glaucoides glaucoidescoastal sw, se Greenlandto Iceland, Faroe Is., British Isles and sw ScandinaviaNo
Larus glaucoides kumlienie, s Baffin I., Southampton I. (n Hudson Bay) and Ungava Pen. (ne Canada)coastal Labrador to wc North Atlantic coastNo
Larus glaucoides thayeriArctic e Canadian islands from Banks to Ellesmere and n, c Baffin is. (far ne Canada); formerly nw Greenlande North Pacific coast from British Columbia to s CaliforniaNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianPulëbardha polare
Azerbaijaniİslandiya qağayısı, qütb qağayısı
BasqueGavinot polar, Kaio hegalzuri, Kaio hegalzuria
BelarusianМалая палярная чайка
Bengaliিঅিআ঳রযােীয় গাঙচচর
BretonAr gouelan arc'hlas, Gouelan arc'hlas
BulgarianБелокрила чайка, Малка белокрила чайка
Catalangavinot polar
Chinese冰岛鸥
Chinese (Traditional)冰洲鷗
Creekiyâsk, kiask
Croatianarktički galeb
Czechracek polární
DanishHvidvinget Måge
DutchKleine Burgemeester, Thayers Meeuw/Kleine Burgemeester
Esperantoblankflugila mevo
Estonianpolaarkajakas
FaroeseLítil valmási, Íslandsmási
Finnishgrönlanninlokki
FrenchGoéland à ailes blanches, Goéland de Kumlien, Goéland arctique ou G. de Thayer, Goéland de Thayer ou G. arctique, Goéland arctique, Goéland de Thayer
FrisianLytse iiskob
GalicianGaivota polar
GermanPolarmöwe
GreekΙσλανδόγλαρος, Γλάρος της Ισλανδίας
Hebrewשחף איסלנדי
Hungariansarki sirály
IcelandicBjartmáfur
InuktitutNaujaq
IrishFaoileán Íoslannach
ItalianGabbiano 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
Korean작은흰갈매기
Latvianmazā polārkaija
LithuanianMażasis poliarinis kiras, mažasis poliarinis kiras
LuxembourgishPolarméiw
MacedonianИсландски галеб
ManxFoillan Loughlinagh, Foillan Eeslynnagh
Northern SamiVilgessoadjaskávli
Norwegiangrønlandsmåke
Norwegian NynorskGrønlandsmåse
Polishmewa polarna
Portuguesegaivota-branca, Gaivota-polar, gaivota-polar
RomanianPescăruș cu aripi albe, Pescăruş cu aripi albe
RussianПолярная чайка
SerbianIslandski galeb
Slovakčajka bielokrídla
Slovenianpolarni galeb
SpanishGaviota polar, Gaviota de Kumlien, Gaviota groenlandesa, gaviota de Thayer, Gaviota Esquimal
Swedishvitvingad trut
TurkishGrönland Martısı
Ukrainianмартин гренландський
WelshGwylan yr Arctig