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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)
Code 4
GLGU
Code 6
LARHYP
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Yellow
Head pattern:
Plain, Streaked
Crown Color:
White with brown streaking.
Forehead Color:
White with brown streaking.
Nape Color:
White with brown streaking.
Throat Color:
White with brown streaking in the winter.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
66-76 cm (26-30 in)
Weight:
1819 g (64.19 oz)
Size:
Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary:
White, Gray
Underparts:
White
Upperparts:
Pale Gray
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Soars on thermals and updrafts., Slow steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
142-152 cm (56-60 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
White
Under Tail:
White
Leg Color:
Pink
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X