Iceland gull: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Iceland gull lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Larus glaucoides
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Laridae

Where does the Iceland gull live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Iceland gull in 18 countries and territories across Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Iceland gull endangered?

The Iceland gull’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Iceland gull?

The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae, genus Larus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Iceland gull

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Iceland gull (revision 1346733143), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q174232 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).