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Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 3,887, February 3,378, March 5,246, April 12,509, May 23,057, June 15,242, July 12,728, August 11,692, September 10,273, October 8,611, November 5,024, December 4,537.
United States387,059
Quebec116,183
Alaska92,582
Ontario66,445
New York47,014
British Columbia46,764
California46,141
Washington31,888
Massachusetts26,265
Michigan18,845

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
GenusLarge White-headed Gulls · Larus

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