Thayer's Gull

Larus glaucoides thayeri

Summary 2

Thayer's gull (Larus glaucoides thayeri) is a subspecies of the Iceland gull. It is a large gull native to North America that breeds in the Arctic islands of Canada and winters primarily on the Pacific coast, from southern Alaska to the Gulf of California, though there are also wintering populations on the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River. The species has occurred as a vagrant to Japan, Denmark, and other parts of western Europe.

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  1. (c) Guy Monty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/82143856@N00/5512814474
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larus_glaucoides_thayeri

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iNat Map

1.order Seabirds
Color black, grey, pink, white, yellow
Class birds
Park Chatfield