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Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

The Glaucous Gull is a large, beautiful bird with pale feathers and a strong beak. They love to live near the sea and can often be seen soaring above the waves or resting on the shore.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Glaucous Gull is a large, pale gull with a robust body and a strong yellow beak tipped with red. Adults have very light grey upperparts and pristine white undersides, notably lacking any black on its wingtips, distinguishing it from other gulls.

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Glaucous Gull
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Glaucous Gull

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Glaucous Gulls are camouflaged to look like rocks!

Sometimes, these big gulls even eat tasty berries!

They often swoop in to steal food from other seabirds!

This adaptable gull can survive by drinking salty ocean water!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Arctic Survivor

Glaucous Gull can withstand icy Arctic winds because of its dense, insulating feathers that trap warmth close to its body.

Fähigkeit

Feather Raincoat

Glaucous Gull has waterproof feathers that help them stay dry and warm even when diving into freezing cold water.

Fähigkeit

Ultimate Scavenger

Glaucous Gull can eat almost anything it finds because of its super adaptable digestive system and opportunistic nature.

Maße und Details

Länge
55-77 cm
Flügelspannweite
132-170 cm
Gewicht
0.9-2.7 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-25 Jahre
Top Speed
65 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-3
Brutzeit
27-30 Tage
Zugstrecke
2000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These big gulls eat a huge variety of foods from the land and sea, acting like nature's clean-up crew!

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Hauptnahrung

  • fish
  • crustaceans
  • small mammals
  • bird eggs
  • carrion
  • berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia

eats their eggs and chicks

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Alopex lagopus

foxes target their eggs and chicks

eats

Ringed Seal

Phoca hispida

scavenges on seal carcasses

hunts

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

catches cod in coastal waters

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Watch from a distance and don't feed the gulls, as they can be very curious!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Glaucous Gull?

55-77 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Glaucous Gull?

132-170 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Glaucous Gull?

0.9-2.7 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Glaucous Gull?

15-25 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Glaucous Gull?

65 km/h

Was frisst Glaucous Gull?

These big gulls eat a huge variety of foods from the land and sea, acting like nature's clean-up crew!

Wo findet man Glaucous Gull normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Glaucous Gull?

Foraging

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