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| Larus glaucescens |
JF Naumann, 1840 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Glaucous-winged gull |
Goéland à ailes grises |
Gaviota de Bering |
Beringmöwe |
Some birds remain on territory all winter, but most move S; some wander S of Bering Sea into open N Pacific.
Alaskan birds move S ahead of ice margin. 1st-year birds migrate further (up to 2000 km), some reaching Baja
California. Stragglers reach coast of China. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: East Asia, Mesoamerica, North America, North Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |