Glaucous Gull

The Glaucous Gull is a large gull with a circumpolar distribution. In Alaska, it is the most common gull along Arctic Ocean coastal areas. Like other gulls, this generalist species has benefited from the presence of humans in the arctic and readily utilizes human-subsidized food resources (e.g. edible garbage, roadkills; Day 1998). Glaucous Gulls take advantage of a wide variety of natural prey as well and are a noted nest predator. Alaskan populations of this species winter in the Pribilof and Aleutian islands of Alaska and in decreasing numbers down to coastal Oregon and California (Denlinger 2006). The global population is estimated at 340,000- 2,400,000 (Wetlands International 2006).

Data and Resources

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notes The Glaucous Gull is a large gull with a circumpolar distribution. In Alaska, it is the most common gull along Arctic Ocean coastal areas. Like other gulls, this generalist species has benefited from the presence of humans in the arctic and readily utilizes human-subsidized food resources (e.g. edible garbage, roadkills; Day 1998). Glaucous Gulls take advantage of a wide variety of natural prey as well and are a noted nest predator. Alaskan populations of this species winter in the Pribilof and Aleutian islands of Alaska and in decreasing numbers down to coastal Oregon and California (Denlinger 2006). The global population is estimated at 340,000- 2,400,000 (Wetlands International 2006).
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title Glaucous Gull