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glaucous gull

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glaucous gull


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WHAT DOES GLAUCOUS GULL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glaucous gull

The glaucous gull is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the USA, also on the Great Lakes. A few birds sometimes reach the southern USA and northern Mexico. This species breeds colonially or singly on coasts and cliffs, making a lined nest on the ground or cliff. Normally, 2–4 light brown eggs with dark chocolate splotches are laid. In flight with Great Black-backed Gulls, Ottawa, Ontario This is a large and powerful gull, very pale in all plumages, with no black on either of the wings or the tail. The term glaucous describes its colouration. Adults are pale grey above, with a thick yellow bill. Immatures are very pale grey with a pink and black bill. This species is considerably larger, bulkier and thicker-billed than the similar Iceland Gull, and can sometimes equal the size of the Great Black-backed Gull, the largest gull species. They can weigh anywhere from 960 to 2,700 g, averaging 1.55 kg in males and 1.35 kg in females.

Definition of glaucous gull in the English dictionary

The definition of glaucous gull in the dictionary is a gull, Larus hyperboreus, of northern and arctic regions, with a white head and tail and pale grey back and wings.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAUCOUS GULL

glauberite · Glauce · glaucescence · glaucescent · glaucoma · glaucomatous · glauconite · glauconitic · glaucous · glaucously · glaucousness · glaum · glaur · glaury · glaze · glaze ice · glazed · glazed frost · glazen · glazer

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLAUCOUS GULL

black-backed gull · black-headed gull · bull · common gull · dull · full · great black-backed gull · gull · herring gull · hull · in full · ivory gull · little gull · mew gull · null · pull · seagull · skull · the Bull · to the full

Synonyms and antonyms of glaucous gull in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «glaucous gull» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

北极鸥
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

gaviota glauca
570 millions of speakers
en

English

glaucous gull
510 millions of speakers
hi

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हलके नीले ठगना
380 millions of speakers
ar

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نورس الأخضر الشاحب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

бургомистр
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

gaivota glauco
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

চকচকে গল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

goéland bourgmestre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Gull glaucous
190 millions of speakers
de

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Eismöwe
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

淡い青緑色のカモメ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

청록색 갈매기
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Glaucous gull
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mòng biển lục lam
80 millions of speakers
ta

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குளிருக்குழந்தை
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

हिरवट निळसर रंगाचा घोडा
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Sarkık martı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

gabbiano glauco
65 millions of speakers
pl

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mewa blada
50 millions of speakers
uk

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бургомістр
40 millions of speakers
ro

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pescăruș verde-albăstriu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

γλαύκος γλάρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grysgroen Gull
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vittrut gull
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polarmåke
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAUCOUS GULL»

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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
In winter, Glaucous Gull in Alaska and Canada; in the lower 48 states, Western, California, and Herring Gulls; Thayer's Gull. MOVEMENT/MIGRATION: Although many northern birds are resident, others move south. Spring migration from late ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Bulletin
2 Dutcher, William — on Arctic tern 254 on California gull 129 Dutcher and Bailey , on herring gull 105, 106, 117 DwlRht, Jonathan — on Bonaparte's gull 177 on common tern 244 on glaucous gull 66, 60 on glaucous-winged gull 69 on Iceland  ...
‎1920
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Life Histories of North American [birds]: Gulls and terns
... 117 Dwlght, Jonathan — on Bonaparte's gull 177 on common tern 244 on glaucous gull 66, 60 on glaucous-winged gull 69 on Iceland gull 63 on Kumlien's gull 74 on Nelson's gull 76 on Thayer's gull 121 Eifrig, C. W. G.— on parasitic jaeger ...
Arthur Cleveland Bent, 1921
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Bulletin - United States National Museum
McGregor, R. C, on Arctic tern 2D2 Mcllwraith, Thomas, on glaucous gull 60 mew gull 146 Meyer, G. R., on herring gull- 104, 106, 107 Miller, O. T.— on Franklin's gull 172 on herring gull 115 mlnutus, Larus 180 Moodle-neddle, on British lesser  ...
United States National Museum, 1920
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Gulls: A Guide to Identification. 2nd Edition
Iris dark (often becoming pale on Glaucous Gull). Third-year As adult, except: upperwing- and underwing-coverts brown-washed; pattern on primaries less distinct, often pale brownish-grey, and white primary tips smaller; tail marked with  ...
P.J Grant, 2010
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Ancient Harp Seal Hunters of Disko Bay
Species identification of Iceland gulls, glaucous gulls, and greater black-backed gulls The skeletons of the Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides), the glaucous gull ( Larus hyperboreus) , and the greater black-backed gull (Larus marinus) are very  ...
Morten Meldgaard, 2004
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Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
GLAUCOUS GULL Lurtis hiperhorctts ADULT, PP. 176-177 FIRST WINTER: Recognized by its larger size (size of a Great Black-hacked Gull i. mottled pale tan to off-whitish coloration, and unmarked whitish primaries, a shade lighter than rest ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie Peterson, 2002
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Hexabromocyclododecane As a Possible Global Pop
Species, sample type/ Location; sampling yeasr Concentration Reference fl Deposition Sediment Birds Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), eggs Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), eggs Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), eggs Glaucous gull ...
Nordic Council of Ministers, 2008
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Birds of Algonquin Legend
The. Great. "Gull". [Glaucous. Gull]. Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus. Largest of the gulls, it nests on cliffs of the far north. Though some winter by the Great Lakes, most seldom venture below Greenland. There, stealing eggs and young, ...
Robert E. Nichols, 1995
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Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, ...
Sewage lagoons and agricultural fields may be occasionally visited. the Glaucous gull frequently loafs at landfill sites and on ice near open water ( Campbell et al. 1990; Weir 1989). The Glaucous gull tends to remain in the north until severe ...
Allan P. Sandilands, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAUCOUS GULL»

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Birding: Always another hybrid waiting to be hatched
We now know that it is actually a hybrid between a glaucous gull and a herring gull. Viable hybrids represent flies in the ointment as we try to ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
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Rare bird alert: Globe-trotting bird drops in on Sutton
A glaucous gull and an Iceland gull were both seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on May 1. A laughing gull was seen at Eel Pond and 3 were ... «WMUR Manchester, May 15»
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Rare bird alert: Snowy owl seen on Mt. Moosilaukee
A glaucous gull continues to be seen at the Seabrook side of Hampton Harbor and was last reported on March 28. Also present was an Iceland ... «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Polar Bears Resort To Eating Bird Eggs Due To Increasing Arctic Ice …
... more and more polar bears and their young show up at coastal areas much earlier to feed on the eggs of the barnacle goose, glaucous gull, ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
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Red-throated loon spotted in New Hampshire
A glaucous gull continues to be seen at the Seabrook side of Hampton Harbor, and was last reported on March 15. Nine Iceland gulls were ... «WMUR Manchester, Mar 15»
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Rare bird alert: Owls are returning to NH
A glaucous gull was seen in Hampton Harbor on March 8. Three Iceland gulls were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Facility on March ... «WMUR Manchester, Mar 15»
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Bird sightings
Also recorded were 30 Iceland gulls and a glaucous gull. Noted at the Jodrey State Fish Pier were at least 40 Iceland gulls and a thick-billed ... «Boston Globe, Mar 15»
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Rare bird alert: Bohemian waxwing flocks sighted
A glaucous gull and an Iceland gull were seen in Hampton Harbor on Feb. 28. An Iceland gull was seen at Adam's Point in Durham on Feb. «WMUR Manchester, Mar 15»
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Birders Flock to Bush Terminal Park for Rare Eurasian Wigeon …
... of ducks and rare birds like the snowy owl and the Glaucous gull, have been seen at the park since it opened last November, experts say. «DNAinfo, Mar 15»
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Seen in New Jersey: Cold is no deterrent to Sandy Hook avian visitors
... Iceland gull, glaucous gull, lesser black-backed gull, common raven, horned lark, Lapland longspur, snow bunting and Vesper sparrow. «NJ.com, Feb 15»
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