Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Larus glaucescens JF Naumann, 1840 Family: Laridae Order: Charadriiformes Back
Glaucous-winged gull Beringmöwe Goéland à ailes grises Gaviota de Bering
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial

Larus glaucescens

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 A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, Mesoamerica, North America, North Asia
Recommended link: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/larus/l._glaucescens$narrative.html
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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