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title: "Iceland Gull"
description: "Larus glaucoides — Uccelli. The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/iceland-gull
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iceland Gull

> Larus glaucoides — Uccelli. The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter.

- Scientific name: *Larus glaucoides*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa), `arctic` (Artico)
- iNaturalist observations: 13544
- Wikidata: [Q174232](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174232)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4361](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4361)

## Names

- en: Iceland Gull
- de: Polarmöwe
- es: Gaviota de Groenlandia
- fr: Goéland à ailes blanches
- nl: Kleine burgemeester
- pt: Gaivota-polar
- pl: Mewa polarna

## Countries with the most observations

CA (6690), US (4826), IS (193), GL (191), GB (120), FR (53), RU (51), PT (49), NL (33), IE (30), ES (24), MX (19)

## Summary

The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name glaucoides denotes its resemblance to Larus glaucus, a synonym of Larus hyperboreus, the glaucous gull; -oides is Ancient Greek and means "resembling".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_gull

## Photo

![Iceland Gull](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iceland-gull/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326120107

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/iceland-gull?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).