Burung laut (Seabirds)
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
- langka
- 84 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Despite the name, breeds mostly in Greenland and Arctic Canada. Translucent wingtips against a winter sky.
- Populasi
- The global population is not solidly quantified; estimates range from 190,000-400,000 individuals, and the global trend is stable.
- Habitat
- Breeds on narrow ledges and cliffs on remote Arctic coasts and islands; winters along open coasts, harbours, estuaries, and rocky shores, sometimes ranging inland to large lakes.
- Fakta menarik
- The Iceland Gull's nominate adults can show wingtips with essentially no melanin at all — pure white primaries — making it stand out as the palest of the "white-winged" gulls among the similarly-sized gulls it winters alongside.
- Sebaran
- Breeds in Arctic Canada and Greenland (notably absent as a breeder from Iceland itself, despite the name); winters across the North Atlantic from Iceland, the British Isles, and northern Europe to the northeastern/interior United States (including the Great Lakes) and the Pacific coast.
- Makanan
- Opportunistic omnivore/scavenger: fish taken from the surface, plus marine invertebrates, molluscs, carrion, fishing offal/discards, and scraps at harbours and garbage dumps; occasionally eggs/chicks of other seabirds and berries seasonally.
- Ukuran
- 0,57 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,33 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
