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      - Order - Shorebirds - Charadriiformes
        
        Family - Gulls / Terns - Laridae
        
        Species - Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides

Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

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General Description

The Iceland Gull breeds in the Arctic locally along the coastal regions of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Greenland (Sibley 2014). This species winters off the the coast of Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (Sibley 2014). In Montana, the Iceland Gull has had several winter records over the past 10 years (Montana Bird Distribution Committee 2012).

For a comprehensive review of the conservation status, habitat use, and ecology of this and other Montana bird species, please see Marks et al. 2016, Birds of Montana.

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Migratory

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 250

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Relative Density

Recency

SUMMER (Feb 16 - Dec 14)

Direct Evidence of Breeding

Indirect Evidence of Breeding

No Evidence of Breeding

WINTER (Dec 15 - Feb 15)

Regularly Observed

Not Regularly Observed

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Marks, J.S., P. Hendricks, and D. Casey. 2016. Birds of Montana. Arrington, VA. Buteo Books. 659 pages.
- Montana Bird Distribution Committee. 2012. P.D. Skaar's Montana bird distribution. 7th Edition. Montana Audubon, Helena, Montana. 208 pp. + foldout map.
- Sibley, D. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY. 598 pp.
Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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- American Ornithological Society Classification Committee North and Middle America Proposal Set 2017-C
- American Ornithologists’ Union [AOU]. 1998. Check-list of North American birds, 7th edition. American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. 829 p.
- Andrle, R. F., January, 1969, 'Thayer'S' Gull in the Niagara Frontier Region
- Brown, R. G. B., Jul-Sep 1972, Thayer'S Gulls Wintering Off Western Newfoundland
- Dwight, J. 1917. The status of “Larus thayeri, Thayer's Gull.” Auk 34:413-414.
- Ehrlich, P., D. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birder’s handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster Inc. New York. 785 pp.
- Gaston, A. J., and R. Decker, April-June 1985, Interbreeding of Thayer'S Gul, Larus Thayeri, and Kumlien'S Gull, Larus Glaucoides Kumlient, On Southampton Island, Northwest Territories
- Hays, R., R.L. Eng, and C.V. Davis (preparers). 1984. A list of Montana birds. Helena, MT: MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
- Howell, S. N. G., and M. T. Elliott. 2001. Identification and variation of winter adult Thayer’s Gulls, with comments on taxonomy. Alula 7:130-144.
- Joslin, Gayle, and Heidi B. Youmans. 1999. Effects of recreation on Rocky Mountain wildlife: a review for Montana. [Montana]: Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society.
- Skaar, P.D. 1969. Birds of the Bozeman latilong: a compilation of data concerning the birds which occur between 45 and 46 N. latitude and 111 and 112 W. longitude, with current lists for Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, impinging Montana counties and Yellowstone National Park. Bozeman, MT. 132 p.
- Snell, R. R. 2002. Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gull (Larus glaucoides). In The birds of North America, No. 699 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and American Ornithologists' Union.
- Taylor, D.M. and C.H. Trost. 1987. The status of historically rare of unrecorded birds in Idaho. Unpublished manuscript. 68 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Iceland Gull — Larus glaucoides. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved on April 18, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=ABNNM03270