Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (45)
- Subspecies (4)
Emily Weiser and H. Grant Gilchrist
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | نورس ازرق |
| Asturian | Gaviotñn hiperboreu |
| Azerbaijani | Böyük qütb qağayısı |
| Basque | Ipar-kaioa |
| Bulgarian | Голяма белокрила чайка |
| Catalan | gavinot hiperbori |
| Chinese | 北極鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 北极鸥 |
| Croatian | sjeverni galeb |
| Czech | racek šedý |
| Danish | Gråmåge |
| Dutch | Grote Burgemeester |
| English | Glaucous Gull |
| English (United States) | Glaucous Gull |
| Faroese | Stórur valmási |
| Finnish | isolokki |
| French | Goéland bourgmestre |
| French (France) | Goéland bourgmestre |
| Galician | Gaivota hiperbórea |
| German | Eismöwe |
| Greek | Παγόγλαρος |
| Hebrew | שחף לבן-כנף |
| Hungarian | Jeges sirály |
| Icelandic | Hvítmáfur |
| Italian | Gabbiano glauco |
| Japanese | シロカモメ |
| Korean | 흰갈매기 |
| Latvian | Lielā polārkaija |
| Lithuanian | Didysis poliarinis kiras |
| Mongolian | Мөсний цахлай |
| Norwegian | polarmåke |
| Persian | کاکایی راه راه |
| Polish | mewa blada |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaivotão-branco |
| Romanian | Pescăruș de ghețuri |
| Russian | Бургомистр |
| Serbian | Severni galeb |
| Slovak | čajka bledá |
| Slovenian | Ledni galeb |
| Spanish | Gavión Hiperbóreo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gaviota Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gavión hiperbóreo |
| Swedish | vittrut |
| Turkish | Kutup Martısı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин полярний |
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
PROTONYM:
Larus hyperboreus
Gunnerus, 1767. Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper, deres Tungemaal, Levemaade og forrige Afgudsdyrkelse, oplyst ved mange Kaabberstykker, p.226,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Northern Norway.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LARUS
- hyperborea / hyperboreus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Glaucous Gull
